William Pitt

Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense? ↗

— William Pitt

#about #being #everyone #man #me

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins. ↗

— William Pitt

#begins #corrupt #ends #i #know

Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart. ↗

— William Pitt

#confidence #growth #heart #plant #slow

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never! ↗

— William Pitt

#american #arms #country #down #englishman

Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying. ↗

— William Pitt

#course #damned #disgrace #poverty

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine. ↗

— William Pitt

#chartered #like #press

Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. ↗

— William Pitt

#give #must #practical #principals #sake

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. ↗

— William Pitt

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