In the case of scandal as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. (Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield)

In the case of scandal as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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