There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.
More Quotes from Ambrose Bierce:
HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homocide felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain ..., but is for the advantage of the lawyers.Ambrose Bierce
OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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PILLORY, n. A mechanical device for inflicting personal distinction prototype of the modern newspaper conducted by persons of austere virtues and blameless lives.
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VITUPERATION, n. Saite, as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit.
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ROBBER, n. A candid man of affairs.
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REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.
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