Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
AMBROSE BIERCELife – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.
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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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