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Ambrose Bierce Quote - The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.

The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.

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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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