Ambrose BierceA collection of 81 posts

Society

Land: A part of the earth's surface considered as property. The theory tha...

Religion

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religio...

Power

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

Power

Clairvoyant n.: A person commonly a woman who has the power of seeing that wh...

Power

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of hims...

Positive

Positive adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

Positive

To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

Politics

Consul – in American politics a person who having failed to secure an off...

Politics

Alliance – in international politics the union of two thieves who have th...

Politics

Conservative n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils as distinguished...