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The chapter of accidents is the longest chapter in the book.

— John Wilkes Attributed

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Wikiquote lists this as attributed to John Wilkes, but no primary source has been found.

Source: by Robert Southey, The Doctor (1837), Chapter CXVIII; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 4.
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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