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ox⋅y⋅mo⋅ron   /ˌɒksɪˈmɔrɒn, -ˈmoʊr-/ Pronunciation [ok-si-mawr-on] a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in

"intelligent Dem representatives"

“cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

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oxymoron...intelligent dem reps

“You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.”

Gen George Patton

http://www.generalpatton.com/quotes.html