William Pitt Quotes

"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
(Related: American, Country)

"Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying."
- William Pitt
(Related: Disgrace, Poverty)

"The press is like the air, a chartered libertine."
- William Pitt
(Related: Press)

"Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages."
- William Pitt

"Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart."
- William Pitt
(Related: Heart, Growth, Confidence)

"Unlimited power corrupts the possessor."
- William Pitt
(Related: 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
(Related: Power, Law, Tyranny)