William Pitt

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

— William Pitt

The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.

— William Pitt

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

— William Pitt

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

— William Pitt

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

— William Pitt

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

— William Pitt

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

— William Pitt

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

— William Pitt

I return you many thanks for the honour you have done me; but Europe is not to be saved by any single man. England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example.

— William Pitt