Related:

• LIGHTHOUSE: A tall building on the seashore in which the government maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician.
• CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• BACK, n. That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• INSURRECTION, n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.
  -- 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...
• Distress, n.: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...