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

Quote by William Pitt The Younger

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Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this...

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this...

Necessity is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.

Necessity is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler...

Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler...

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity.

The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity.

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and when the necessity is survival...

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and when the necessity is survival...

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity does the work of courage.

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

Necessity never made a good bargain

Necessity never made a good bargain