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] |