EMANCIPATION, n. A bondman's change from the tyranny of another to the despotism of himself. He was a slave: at word he went and came; His iron collar cut him to the bone. Then Liberty erased his owner's name, Tightened the rivets and inscribed his own. G.J. - Ambrose Bierce

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Ambrose Bierce: "EMANCIPATION, n. A bondman's change from the tyranny of another to the despotism of himself.

He was a slave: at word he went and came;
His iron collar cut him to the bone.
Then Liberty erased his owner's name,
Tightened the rivets and inscribed his own.
G.J."

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Another	Bondmans	Bone	Change
Collar	Despotism	Emancipation	Erased
Himself	Inscribed	Iron	Liberty
Name	Owners	Rivets	Slave
Tightened	Tyranny	Word

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