Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
AMBROSE BIERCEDemocracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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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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ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
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Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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