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William Pitt [1759-1806] British
Rank: 101
Leader


 Power,  Patriotism

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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.  Power
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Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.  Power
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Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart. 
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If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never!  Patriotism
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The press is like the air, a chartered libertine. 
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Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. 
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Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying. 
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Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense? 
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