Philanthropist, n.: A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state.

MATERIAL, adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important.

EPIGRAM, n. A short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterize by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.

YESTERDAY, n. The infancy of youth, the youth of manhood, the entire past of age.

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

Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.