Quote#Success & Failure
A good corroborating chain, if they fail in the last link, the whole…
Quote byCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden · 1714–1794
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Wilkes v. Wood (1763), Lofft. 12..
English (original)
A good corroborating chain, if they fail in the last link, the whole will fall to the ground.
— Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
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