Appeal: in law, to put the dice into the box for another throw.

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  Politician: an eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared.

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  Lawyer: one skilled in circumvention of the law.

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  Elector: one who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man’s choice.

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  Politics: the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

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  Politics: a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.

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  Pocket: the cradle of motive and the grave of conscience.

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