Corrupts Quote by William Pitt

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor; and this I know, that, where law ends, there tyranny begins.

— William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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

— William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it.

— William Pitt

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny…

— William Pitt

The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.

— Lord Acton

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

— William Pitt The Younger

The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

— George Davis Herron

No one can hold absolute power for long, controlled power endures.

— Seneca the Younger

Extensive powers not exercised as far as was necessary have, I believe, scarcely ever failed to ruin the possessor.

— George Washington

To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile.

— Simone Weil

Power which can be abused, will be abused.

— Jim Warner

The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There is a possible Nero in the gentlest human creature that…

— Anonymous