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Letter "W" » William Pitt the younger Quotes
«Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my lords, that where laws end, tyranny begins»
Author: William Pitt the younger
(Prime Minister)
| About:
Power
| Keywords:
apt, corrupt, lords, unlimited
«Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.»
Author: William Pitt the younger
(Prime Minister)
| About:
Necessity
| Keywords:
creed, infringement, plea, The Argument, tyrants
«Where law ends, tyranny begins»
Author: William Pitt the younger
(Prime Minister)
«Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.»
«Necessity is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.»
«The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.»
Author: William Pitt the younger
(Prime Minister)
| Keywords:
charter, chartered, charters, libertine, Libertines
«Roll up that map: it will not be wanted these ten years.»
Author: William Pitt the younger
(Prime Minister)
«Oh, my country! how I leave my country!»
Author: William Pitt the younger
(Prime Minister)
«Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.»
«A long train of these practices has at length unwillingly convinced me that there is something behind the throne greater than the King himself»
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