Ambrose Bierce
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Mad; adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech, and action derived by the conformants from study of themselves; at odds with the majority; in short, unusual. It is noteworthy that persons are pronounced mad by officials destitute of evidence that they themselves are sane. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2009). The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition, p.184, ReadHowYouWant.com

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