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RECONSIDER, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made.

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ACCUSE, v.t. To affirm another's guilt or unworth; most commonly as a justification of ourselves for having wronged him.
— Ambrose Bierce
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PRECEDENT, n. In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in the absence of a definite statute, has whatever force and authority a Judge may choose to give it, thereby greatly simplifying his task of doing as he pleases. As there are precedents for everything, he has only to ignore those that make against his interest and accentuate those in the line of his desire. Invention of the precedent elevates the trial-at-law from the low estate of a fortuitous ordeal to the noble attitude of a dirigible arbitrament.
— Ambrose Bierce
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[The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rejected Congress' findings and its] method of reasoning, ... Is there any real justification for the court's denigrating Congress' 'method of reasoning'?
— Arlen Specter
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Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact
— Ambrose Bierce
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