Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan

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Many seek credit for success, but not many accept responsibility if it fails

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First mentioned by the Italian diplomat, and son-in-law of Mussolini, Count Caleazzo Ciano in 1942, but made famous after the failure of the Bay of Pigs, John F. Kennedy told a journalist that, “victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan.”