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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce

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Brandy, n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan. – 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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