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Letter "A" » Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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«ENCOMIAST, n. A special (but not particular) kind of liar.»
«ECONOMY, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford.»
«DRAMATIST, n. One who adapts plays from the French.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
adapts, dramatist, dramatists, the French
«ABSOLUTE, adj. Independent, irresponsible. An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins. Not many absolute monarchies are left, most of them having been replaced by limited monarchies, where the sovereign's power for evil (and for good) is greatly curtailed, and by republics, which are governed by chance.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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absolute monarchy, assassins, by chance, curtail, left most, monarchies, monarchy, pleases, replaced, The Assassins
«ADMIRAL, n. That part of a war-ship which does the talking while the figure-head does the thinking.»
«AGITATOR, n. A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors --to dislodge the worms.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
agitator, Agitators, dislodge, fruit trees
«ARENA, n. In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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Politics
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statesman, The Statesman, wrestles
«BATTLE, n. A method of untying with the teeth of a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.»
«CANNON, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.»
«GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.»
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