EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.

What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends.

COMPULSION, n. The eloquence of power.

Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.

Evolutionary biology is genuinely scientific, but more than that it opens the door to a world more marvellous than any Christian fundamentalist has ever read into the pages of the Bible.

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.