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


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Excerpt from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 · This quote is tagged History and Historians · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Help your friends discover QB

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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (born June 24, 1842, Horse Cave Creek, Meigs County, Ohio, USA date of death uncertain, possibly December 1913 or early 1914, presumably in Mexico) was an American satirist, critic, poet, short story writer, editor, and journalist. · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version.

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