RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs…

Ambrose Bierce
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RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.176, 谷月社
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RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.176, 谷月社

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