History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, wh…

Ambrose Bierce
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History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. ✨ Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 161
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History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. ✨ Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 161

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