Ambrose Bierce Quote

GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.


The collected works (ed. 1911)


GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.

GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.

GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.

GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.