"Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility." - Ambrose Bierce.
So I think Ambrose Bierce must have been wrong about God being called lord for the purposes of flattery only.
As for Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" was republished a couple of years ago, and continues to sell respectably.
the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades(bAmbrose Bierce)
A mounted officer would be a conspicuous mark&b{Ambrose Bierce)
Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. --Ambrose Bierce