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  • Re: OT: Congress

    From Owen Hartnett@21:1/5 to DeepBlue on Mon Nov 11 03:32:48 2024
    On Nov 10, 2024 at 1:57:04 AM EST, "DeepBlue" <dan.koren@gmail.com> wrote:

    "There is no distinctly American
    criminal class except Congress."

    -- Mark Twain

    "REPUBLIC, n. A nation in which, the thing governing and the thing
    governed being the same, there is only a permitted authority to
    enforce an optional obedience. In a republic, the foundation of
    public order is the ever lessening habit of submission inherited from
    ancestors who, being truly governed, submitted because they had to.
    There are as many kinds of republics as there are graduations between
    the despotism whence they came and the anarchy whither they lead."

    -Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary"

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  • From Owen Hartnett@21:1/5 to Zionazi on Mon Nov 11 18:00:47 2024
    On Nov 11, 2024 at 5:42:58 AM EST, "Zionazi" <marcs12212@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hmm from what I’ve read, the Devil‘s Dictionary is actually satirical
    and sarcastic, not so much cynical…

    "ALONE, adj. In bad company."

    "BRIDE, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her."


    -Owen

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  • From Owen Hartnett@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 11 18:42:12 2024
    On Nov 11, 2024 at 1:00:47 PM EST, "Owen Hartnett" <ads@clipboardinc.com> wrote:

    On Nov 11, 2024 at 5:42:58 AM EST, "Zionazi" <marcs12212@gmail.com> wrote:

    Hmm from what I’ve read, the Devil‘s Dictionary is actually satirical
    and sarcastic, not so much cynical…

    "ALONE, adj. In bad company."

    "BRIDE, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her."


    -Owen

    You may read the whole thing here (also at other places): https://www.thedevilsdictionary.com


    One of my favorites:

    FAITH, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

    -Owen

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