Ambrose Bierce
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Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.
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Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.