"AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish."

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Ambrose Bierce was an American author, journalist, and poet known for satirical writing and Civil War stories. He is also widely known for The Devil's Dictionary and influential short fiction.

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