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Suddenly to change one's opinions and go over to another party. The most notable flop on record was that of Saul of Tarsus, who has been severely criticised as a turn-coat by some of our partisan journals.
Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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POLICE, n. An armed force for protection and participation.
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PLAGIARIZE, v. To take the thought or style of another writer whom one has never, never read.
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