Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secur

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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Edible – 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. – Ambrose Bierce

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Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron – namely, that he is a blockhead. – Ambrose Bierce

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The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. – Adlai Stevenson

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I think politics come out of psychology. – Bruce Springsteen

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War has rules, mud wrestling has rules – politics has no rules. – Ross Perot

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To everyone is given the key to heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell. – Ancient Proverb

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