Famous Quotes / Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce: "SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents."
Admonished | Authority | Bones | Breaking |
Jester | Kings | Mace | Measures |
Ministerial | Office | Originally | Proponents |
Scepter | Sign | Sovereign | Staff |
Symbol | Vetoed |