William Pitt
Leader
1759-05-28
Books by William Pitt
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Celebrated speeches of Chatham, Burke, and Erskine
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Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts
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Letters written by the late Earl of Chatham to his nephew Thomas Pitt, Esq. (afterwards Lord Camelford,) then at Cambridge
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Quotes by William Pitt
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Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.
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Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
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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.
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Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.
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