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The Best Of Ambrose Bierce: The Damned Thing + An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge + The Devil's Dictionary + Chickamauga (4 Classics in 1 Book)

Book by Ambrose Bierce · 8 quotes · Action, Adapted, Ancient

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The Best Of Ambrose Bierce: The Damned Thing + An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge + The Devil's Dictionary + Chickamauga (4 Classics in 1 Book) Quotes

“OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser "triumph."”

“ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography.”