Argument Quote by William Pitt

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

— William Pitt The Younger

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

— William Pitt The Younger

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement on human rights. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”

— William Pitt the Younger

Necessity, the tyrant's plea

— John Milton

Necessity gives the law and does not itself receive it.

— Publilius Syrus

'Useful,' and 'necessity' was always 'the tyrant's plea'.

— C. S. Lewis

Necessity is the most powerful divinity the world knows, and necessity is the resultant of physical forces set in operation by ethical forces.

— Jose Rizal

“Freedom is the direct opposite of necessity; freedom is necessity overcome.”

— Vasily Grossman

Necessity makes laws, but does not obey them

— Woodrow T Wilson

The tyranny of necessity grants its slaves three kinds of freedom: opinion free from intellect, entertainment free from art, and orgies free from love.

— Karl Kraus

Necessity is the mistress and guide of nature. Necessity is the theme and inventress of nature, her curb and her eternal law.

— Leonardo da Vinci

There is no contending with necessity, and we should be very tender how we censure those that submit to it. It is one thing…

— Roger L'Estrange