I had never heard of Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary until seeing a reference to it in a recent newspaper. Here’s what it says for ‘Conservative’:
“n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.”
Given that we are unfortunate enough to have a coalition of these precise political tendencies, where does that leave
us in the Evil Stakes?
It has many truly wonderful definitions such as “Lawyer: One skilled in the circumvention of the law” and is well worth a look. I chose the political one above at least partially for laughs. Find it here
http://www.thedevilsdictionary.com/