Historian - a broad-gauge gossip.

Ambrose Bierce
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Historian - a broad-gauge gossip.
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RABBLE, n. In a republic, those who exercise a supreme authority tempered by fraudulent elections. The rabble is like the sacred Simurgh, of Arabian fable - omnipotent on condition that it do nothing … ▶
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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. ✨ Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 86
Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.10, 谷月社
Introduction - a social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.136, Univer … ▶

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