MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would
be too expensive to punish.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - IMPUNITY, n. Wealth.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - TRUCE, n. Friendship.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - ACCORD, n. Harmony.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - AFRICAN, n. A nigger that votes our way.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - HOMOEOPATHIST, n. The humorist of the medical profession.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Kleptomaniac, n.: A rich thief.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - METROPOLIS, n. A stronghold of provincialism.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - November, n.: The eleventh twelfth of a weariness.
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Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's...
