Ambrose Bierce's Quote - Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambi

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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambi

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. – Ambrose Bierce

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Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. – Ambrose Bierce

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Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state. – Ambrose Bierce

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The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. – Ambrose Bierce

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Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. – Bertrand Russell

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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. – George Washington

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