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Follies and Nonsense #97 - Political edition

Presidency, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.

President, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom - and of whom only - it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.

Vote, n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

From The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?), The University of Georgia Press.

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