Joe Sobran's Dictionary
anti-Semite: a person who's hated by Jews
association, freedom of: discrimination
bigot: one who practices sociology without a license
bribe: an irregular transaction through which the citizen may get his money's worth of service from the government
civil rights: government power used in behalf of large groups
guilt: the deepest vested interest
isolationist: an American who thinks America should behave like other countries
opinion polls: clever devices to make the hostages think they control their captors
political correctness: the felt pressure of enlightened public opinion, under which we sense that certain thoughts, though technically legal now, are already destined to become taboo.
psychoanalysis: a form of aggression for humorless people
public opinion: what everyone thinks everyone else thinks
rich: politicians' nickname for "other people" (as in "tax the rich")
rights: authorizations for new areas of government control
rogue nation: a country that behaves like America
voting: trying to say something with a gag in your mouth
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