Diplomacy, N.: The Patriotic Art Of Lying

Deliberation, N.: The Act Of Examining One's Bread To Determine Which Side It Is Buttered On.

The Sum Of Religion, Says Pythagoras, Is To Be Like Him Thou Worshipest. Had Pythagoras Lived In Our Day He Would Have Seen His Mistake. The Sum Of Modern Religion Is To Make Him Thou Worshipest Like Unto Thyself.

Fear Has No Brains; It Is An Idiot. The Dismal Witness That It Bears And The Cowardly Counsel That It Whispers Are Unrelated.

Cynicism Is That Blackguard Defect Of Vision Which Compels Us To See The World As It Is, Instead Of As It Should Be.

Callous, Adj. Gifted With Great Fortitude To Bear The Evils Afflicting Another.