WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of g…

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WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.232, 谷月社
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WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.232, 谷月社

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