The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

256 pages first pub 1906 (editions)

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History, n. an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. Marriage, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, m...

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