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Origin of phrase

Posted by Sharon Wochos on August 28, 2001

I have a physician who wants to know to whom he can attribute the phrase" desperate times call for desperate measures". He was sure it was from Shakespeare but I have looked through quotes from his plays and cannot find this. Anyone know?

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