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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government,

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. – Ambrose Bierce

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Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. – Ambrose Bierce

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Politics
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Ambrose Bierce
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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid. – Ambrose Bierce

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Vanity
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Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret it? Not really. It was bound to happen. And itll happen with the next government, and the one after it. Because all governments serve us. They serve the filth. – Stephen Fry

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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. – Edmund Burke

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Im not really conservative. Im conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but dont any more. – Clint Eastwood

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Making movies is just like betting on horses at the racetrack. – Maureen OHara

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Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition. – Orrin Hatch

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