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RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Dod Grile
William Herman
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IMPENITENCE, n. A state of mind intermediate in point of time between sin and punishment.
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Cribbage, n. A substitute for conversation among those to whom nature has denied ideas.
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FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London
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REBEL, n. A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it.
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MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language.
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EXHORT, v.t. In religious affairs, to put the conscience of another upon the spit and roast it to a nut-brown discomfort.
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