Quotation by

Ambrose Bierce

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

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Ambrose Bierce is suggesting that mayonnaise holds a special, almost sacred place in French culture, similar to how a religion guides people's beliefs and practices. He implies that this sauce is so important to the French that it functions as a unifying and defining element in their daily lives.

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