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If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.   Richelieu, Cardinal De

Source: Cardinal RICHELIEU, Mirame.The Home Book of Quotations, ed. Burton Stevenson, 9th ed., p. 2259 .However, the other source Stevenson cites, Edouard Fourniers LEsprit dans lHistoire, 3d ed., chapter 51, p. 260 , does not accept the traditional attribution and suggests one or another of Richelieus agents as possible authors.Adlai Stevenson was reminded with a shudder of Richelieus words, Give me six sentences written by the most innocent of men and I will hang him with them, in his Call to Greatness, p. 51 . · This quote is about honesty · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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