In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

Irreligion - the principal one of the great faiths of the world.

Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.