Two hundred years ago on this date, British forces commanded by Gen. Ross burned the public buildings of Washington D.C. Showing impeccable manners and breeding, all the city's private buildings were spared.
The White House and the Capitol went up in flames. Sadly, that hasn't happened since.
POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which
the superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he
mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice. As
compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being alive.
- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
4 comments:
I'm with you on this one ... and that definition of politician is classic.
The General would have made a Great American.
"There ought to be one day--just one--when there is open season on senators."
- Will Rogers
“It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.”
- G.K. Chesterton
Ambrose was way ahead of his time...
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