Alliance, n. In international affairs, the union of two thieves who have thier hands so deeply inserted into each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.

Peace, n. In international affairs, a perioud of cheating between two periods of fighting.

Projectile, n. The final ariter in international disputes. Formerly these disputes were settled by physical contact of the disputatnts, with such simple arguments as the rudimentary logic of the times could supply -- the sword, the spear, and so forth. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous. Its capial defect is that it requires personal attendance at the point of propulsion.

Valor, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's hope.