„Cannon, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.“

— Ambrose Bierce
„Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other.“
— Ambrose Bierce
„Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.“
— Ambrose Bierce
„Clarionet, n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarionet -- two clarionets.“
— Ambrose Bierce
„Barometer, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.“
— Ambrose Bierce
„I maintain that education is a prime instrument of national purpose and that the quality of its education is inseparably involved in the quality of the nation.“
— Zakir Hussain (politician)
„Our union must know no clime, boundary, or nationality… let us hold together under all climes and in every country…“
— Marcus Garvey
„That was Hera. Her Majesty, the Loose Cannon.“
— Rick Riordan