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Ambrose Bierce Quote - ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.

ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.

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Death Edit Revision Sin
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Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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Animal Digest Eat Goodness Man Science
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