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William Pitt
British
Leader
About the author
Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?
William Pitt,
British
Leader
#Talk
#Being
#Man
#Nonsense
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,
British
Leader
#American
#Country
Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.
William Pitt,
British
Leader
#Poverty
#Disgrace
The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.
William Pitt,
British
Leader
#Press
Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.
William Pitt,
British
Leader
Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.
William Pitt,
British
Leader
#Heart
#Growth
#Confidence
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
William Pitt,
British
Leader
#Power
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,
British
Leader
#Law
#Power
#Tyranny