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.
Ambrose BierceNIRVANA- In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.
Ambrose BierceAt war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
Ambrose Bierce