CONGRESS, n. A body of men who meet to repeal laws. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (…

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CONGRESS, n. A body of men who meet to repeal laws. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.34, 谷月社
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