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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Responsibility n: A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God Fate Fortune Luck or one's neighbour. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star. - Quote by Ambrose Bierce

Responsibility n: A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God Fate Fortune Luck or one’s neighbour. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

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