“Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so.”
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A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.
Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it.
Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.
It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.
