William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Quotes

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

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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

  

  William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
  • Attempt
  • Atrocious
  • Palliate