Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1 Charles Francis Adams quotesCharles Francis Adams QuotesCharles Francis Adams Failure seems to be regarded as the one unpardonable crime, success as the all-redeeming virtue, the acquisition of wealth as the single worthy aim of life. Ten years ago such revelations as these of the Erie Railway would have sent a shudder through the community, and would have placed a stigma on every man who had had to do them. Now they merely incite others to surpass by yet bolder outrages and more corrupt combinations.~ Charles Francis Adams Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print