POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstruc…

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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. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.166, 谷月社
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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. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.166, 谷月社

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