Ambrose Bierce Quotes
All men are created equal. Some, it appears, are created a little more equal than others.
60 years later George Orwell would use the last line in his famous Animal Farm --- See {625338} .
Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914?, Journalist & Political Columnist, San Francisco Wasp, September 16, 1882
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This famous line actually had a predecessor. See {624357} for an over 60 year eariier expression of the notion. It is not known for certain if Orwell was aware of the earlier use.
1st Earl of Beaconsfield
He was writing about America and many of the industrial democracies who at the time, as a result of globalziation, technology, government action and inaction, and other factors, had gone through a 30 year period of increasing disparities.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and Civil War veteran. His book The Devil's Dictionary was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. His story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has been described as "one of the most famous and frequently anthologized stories in American literature"; and his book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (also published as In the Midst of Life) was named by the Grolier Club as one of the 100 most influential American books printed before 1900.
