William Pitt Quotes

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

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

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

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

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.

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

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

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.