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William Pitt the Elder: The atrocious crime...

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The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny.

Source: Speech, House of Commons, 27 Jan 1741.
-- William Pitt the Elder, (Nov 15 1708-1778), British statesman; He was twice virtual prime minister (1756-61, 1766-68) and secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power.


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