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.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage...

WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage...

Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.

Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.

Perfection is an imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known...

Perfection is an imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known...

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or...

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or...

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable

Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of...

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of...

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by...

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by...

Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.

Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.

The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.

The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

There are 4 kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

There are 4 kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

Bore: a person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Bore: a person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Romance is the fiction that owes no allegiance to the God of things as they...

Romance is the fiction that owes no allegiance to the God of things as they...

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well...

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well...

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as...

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as...

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his...

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his...

OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in...

OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...