WIST Quotations https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:11:53 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg malefactor – WIST Quotations https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 Bierce, Ambrose -- “Malefactor,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911) https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/73617/ https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/73617/#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:02:44 +0000 Dave https://wist.info/?p=73617 MALEFACTOR, n. The chief factor in the progress of the human race.


Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Malefactor,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
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Originally published in the "Cynic's Word Book" column in the New York American (1904-08-06) and the "Cynic's Dictionary" column in the San Francisco Examiner (1904-08-19). ]]> https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/73617/feed/ 0 73617