Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my lords, that where laws end, tyranny begins

Quote by William Pitt The Younger

Topics: Power Quotes

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

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

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...

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

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...

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

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....

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...

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...

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...

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

The superfluous, a very necessary thing

Necessity, the mother of invention

Necessity, the mother of invention

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...

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity does the work of courage.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down

Necessity does everything well.

Necessity does everything well.

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.