To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.

An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.

Friendship: A ship big enough for two in fair weather, but only one in foul.

Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility.

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.