Related:

• REBEL, n. A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• DESTINY, n. A tyrant's authority for crime and fool's excuse for failure.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• LIGHTHOUSE, n. A tall building on the seashore in which the government maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• Alone, adj.: In bad company. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary