Ambrose Gwinett Bierce Device Quotations

LOCK-AND-KEY, n. The distinguishing device of civilization and enlightenment.

DICTIONARY, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work.

CORPORATION, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit

Corporation. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.