Alien - an American sovereign in his pro... by Ambrose Bierce | We Heart Quotes

Writer journalist American satirist Civil War

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state.

- Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Present Hope

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

- Ambrose Bierce

Irreverence

Impiety. Your irreverence toward my deity.

- Ambrose Bierce

Country

What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.

- Ambrose Bierce

End Death

Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.

- Ambrose Bierce

Opinion

Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

- Ambrose Bierce

Politics People

Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

- Ambrose Bierce

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