William Pitt Quotes

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

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#2. Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

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#3. The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.

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

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#5. 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.

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#6. 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.

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

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#8. 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!

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

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#10. I think I could eat one of Bellamy's veal pies.

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