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Ambrose Bierce Quotes: At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
         

At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.


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