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‘When I<\/strong> use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean \u2014 neither more nor less.’
\n‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can<\/strong> make words mean so many different things.’
\n‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master \u2014 that’s all.’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Through the Looking Glass<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Apropos of nothing, when you<\/em> use the word\u00a0CUT<\/strong>, what do you choose it to mean?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Courtesy of the Cato Institute<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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