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  1. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    ABATTOIR, n. A place where cattle slaughter kine. It is commonly placed at some distance from the haunts of our species, in order that they who devour the flesh may not be shocked by the site of blood.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Abattoir,” “Demon’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco News Letter (1875-12-11)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81667…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #abattoir #blood #butcher #carnivore #fastidiousness #meat #slaughterhouse #squeamishness #stockyard #cognitivedissonace

  2. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    ABATTOIR, n. A place where cattle slaughter kine. It is commonly placed at some distance from the haunts of our species, in order that they who devour the flesh may not be shocked by the site of blood.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Abattoir,” “Demon’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco News Letter (1875-12-11)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81667…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #abattoir #blood #butcher #carnivore #fastidiousness #meat #slaughterhouse #squeamishness #stockyard #cognitivedissonace

  3. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    ABATTOIR, n. A place where cattle slaughter kine. It is commonly placed at some distance from the haunts of our species, in order that they who devour the flesh may not be shocked by the site of blood.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Abattoir,” “Demon’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco News Letter (1875-12-11)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81667…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #abattoir #blood #butcher #carnivore #fastidiousness #meat #slaughterhouse #squeamishness #stockyard #cognitivedissonace

  4. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    ABATTOIR, n. A place where cattle slaughter kine. It is commonly placed at some distance from the haunts of our species, in order that they who devour the flesh may not be shocked by the site of blood.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Abattoir,” “Demon’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco News Letter (1875-12-11)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81667…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #abattoir #blood #butcher #carnivore #fastidiousness #meat #slaughterhouse #squeamishness #stockyard #cognitivedissonace