Necessity 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 plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of...

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of...

Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in...

Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in...

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.

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity never made a good bargain

Necessity never made a good bargain

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...

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

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...

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity does the work of courage.

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 does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity

Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

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...

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down