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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
Aphorist
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Meigs County
Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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EXILE, n. One who serves his country by residing abroad, yet is not an ambassador.
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