Ambrose Bierce on politicians

August 30, 2003 | 10:13 pm

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“An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. When we wriggles he mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.” – Ambrose Bierce‘s definition of a politician, from The Devil’s Dictionary.

The TeleRead take: Applicable to the copyright debate? Sorry, couldn’t resist.

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