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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
The Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misde

The Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misdemeanors. – Ambrose Bierce

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Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward. – Ambrose Bierce

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Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization. – Ambrose Bierce

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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. – Ambrose Bierce

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There should be one day when there is open season on senators. – Will Rogers

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This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions. – Daniel Webster

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