WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity.
Ambrose BierceDeliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
Ambrose BierceREPLICA, n. A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made the original. It is so called to distinguish it from a "copy," which is made by another artist. When the two are mae with equal skill the replica is the more valuable, for it is suppose
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