ABRIDGE, V.t. To Shorten. When In The Course Of Human Events It Becomes Necessary For People To Abridge Their King

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ABRIDGE, v.t. To shorten.

When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for
people to abridge their king, a decent respect for the opinions of
mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel
them to the separation.
Oliver Cromwell
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

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