Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

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

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

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

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

Eloquence is in the assembly, not merely in the speaker.

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

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

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

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

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

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

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

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

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!

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

quote by William Pitt
Added by Lucian Velea
Comment! | Vote! | Copy!