I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities. β¨ Ambrose Bierce, S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz (1998). A Sole Survivor: Bits of Autobiography, p.177, Univ. of Tennessee Press
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