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Ambrose Bierce - MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted...
MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt. (Ambrose Bierce)

MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt.

Ambrose Bierce

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