Definition of Capital

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CAPITAL noun

	The seat of misgovernment. That which provides the fire, the pot, the dinner, the table and the knife and fork for the anarchist; the part of the repast that himself supplies is the disgrace before meat. Capital Punishment, a penalty regarding the justice and expediency of which many worthy persons -- including all the assassins -- entertain grave misgivings.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

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