Politician, n.: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles, he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

Politician, n.:

An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of

organized society is reared. When he wriggles, he mistakes the

agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared

with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.

-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"



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