John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Joseph Fouh&eaute 1759 or 1763- John Bartlett
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| “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. |
| Memoirs of Fouché. |
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| Death is an eternal sleep. |
| Inscription placed by his orders on the Gates of the Cemeteries in 1794. |
| Note 1. Commonly quoted, “It is worse than a crime,—it is a blunder,” and attributed to Talleyrand. [back] |