Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
AMBROSE BIERCEResponsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
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