FRAUD, n. The life of commerce, the soul of religion, the bait of courtship, and the basis of political power.
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914?) American writer and journalist
“Fraud,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1885-01-10)
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I took such pains not to keep my money in the house, but to put it out of the reach of burglars by buying stock, and had no guess that I was putting it into the hands of these very burglars now grown wiser and standing dressed as Railway Directors.
