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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

9625 Joseph Fouh&eaute 1759 or 1763- John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:9625
AUTHOR:Joseph Fouché (1759 or 1763–)
QUOTATION:“It is more than a crime; it is a political fault,” 1 —words which I record, because they have been repeated and attributed to others.
ATTRIBUTION:Memoirs of Fouché.
 
Note 1.
Commonly quoted, “It is worse than a crime,—it is a blunder,” and attributed to Talleyrand. [back]