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TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.
DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.
diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
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PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.
Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
PROPERTY, n. Any material thing, having no particular value, that may be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the passion for possession in one and disappoints it in all others. The object of man's brief rapacity and long indifference.
While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands, you are safe, for you can watch both his.
CARNIVOROUS, adj. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
EXTINCTION, n. The raw material out of which theology created the future state.
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.
Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.
BRANDY, n. A cordial composed on one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan.
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SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.
