Ambrose Gwinett Bierce Instrument Quotations

Vote: The instrument and symbol of a free man's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

RAZOR, n. An instrument used by the Caucasian to enhance his beauty, by the Mongolian to make a guy of himself, and by the Afro-American to affirm his worth.

CLARIONET, n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarionet --two clarionets.

CANNON, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.