Road, n. A strip of land along which one may pass from where it is too tiresome to be to where it is futile to go.

ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.

We must stop chasing dollars, stop lying, stop cheating, stop ignoring art, literature, and all the refining agencies and instrumentalities of civilization.

MACE, n. A staff of office signifying authority. Its form, that of a heavy club, indicates its original purpose and use in dissuading from dissent.

diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.

TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.