Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Historian. A broad -- gauge gossip. - Ambrose Bierce

Historian. A broad — gauge gossip. – Ambrose Bierce

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Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. – Ambrose Bierce

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Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. – Ambrose Bierce

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Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nations founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of Americas storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation. – Joe Barton

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History is a great dust heap. – Thomas Carlyle, Obiter Dicta

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I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all. – Alan Shepard

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[T]he historian and the detective have much in common. – Mark M. Krug, History and the Social Sciences

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