- More definitions from the Devil’s Dictionary:-
- Infidel – In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion. In Constantinople, one who does.
- Idiot – A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.
- History – An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
- Heathen – A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.
-for socialism John Ayers
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