Quotes from William Pitt

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.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

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

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

Unlimited Power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

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

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.

Trade increases the wealth and glory of a country; but its real strength and stamina are to be looked for among the cultivators of the land.

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

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

Where law ends, there tyranny begins.

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

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!

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

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