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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

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

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
June 24, 1842
Year of Death:
1914
Nationality:
American
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