William Pitt

“Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.”

“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.”

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

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

“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!”