Immigrant: An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than …

Ambrose Bierce
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Immigrant: An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.117, University of Georgia Press
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Immigrant: An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.117, University of Georgia Press

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