Quotes by Fatherless As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield fatherless general go run In the decades since my youth, I've witnessed the explosion of fatherless families and an exponential increase in illiteracy and crime. Burgess Owens fatherless illiteracy youth crime