Quote by Ambrose Bierce
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republ

The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. – Ambrose Bierce

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Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. – Ambrose Bierce

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Scriptures: the sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based. – Ambrose Bierce

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Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. – Ambrose Bierce

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History: a collection of epitaphs. – Elbert Hubbard, The Roycroft Dictionary

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The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular. – Brian Eno

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I dont believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents. – Pablo Picasso

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Life doesnt just happen its constructed through the history of power. And thats something I am interested in and so is the art world: a world thats trying to engage socially, with a leftist slant, to work out how we got here. – Mike Mills

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