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Quotation #12119 from The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce):

FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London -- "Rubbish may be shot here."
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
US author & satirist (1842 - 1914)  

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