WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to.
Ambrose BierceOBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses of their predecessors.
Ambrose BierceREFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.
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