Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor; and this I know, that, where law ends, there tyranny begins. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
Bowing, ceremonious, formal compliments, stiff civilities, will never be politeness; that must be easy, natural, unstudied; and what will give this but a mind… — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Сrown. It may be frail - its roof may… — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
The little I know of it has not served to raise my opinion of what is vulgarly called the Monied Interest; I mean, that… — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
I would have it inscribed on the curtains of your bed and the walls of your chamber: "If you do not rise early you… — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
I know that I can save this country and that no one else can. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
