History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.
What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
