William Pitt quotes
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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!”
-- William PittSource : Francis Thackeray, William Pitt (1827). “A history of the Right Honorable William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: containing his speeches in Parliament : a considerable portion of his correspondence, when Secretary of State, upon French, Spanish, and American affairs, never before published with an account of the principal events and persons of his time, connected with his life, sentiments and administrations ; (Mit dem Bildnisse Pitts)”, p.327
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“Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation.”
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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.”
-- William PittSource : William Pitt (1st earl of Chatham.) (1839). “Correspondence, ed. by [W.S. Taylor and J.H. Pringle] the executors of his son John, earl of Chatham”, p.387
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“I think I could eat one of Bellamy's veal pies.”
-- William PittSource : 1806 Attributed last words, 23 Jan.
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“Was not necessity the plea of every illegal exertion of power or exercise of oppression?...Necessity is the plea for very infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”
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“The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake; the wind may blow though it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England may not enter; all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement.”
-- William PittSource : Speech in House of Commons, ca. March 1763 See Coke 1; Coke 8; Otis 2
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“Trade increases the wealth and glory of a country; but its real strength and stamina are to be looked for among the cultivators of the land.”
-- William PittSource : Francis Thackeray, William Pitt (1827). “A history of the Right Honorable William Pitt, Earl of Chatham: containing his speeches in Parliament : a considerable portion of his correspondence, when Secretary of State, upon French, Spanish, and American affairs, never before published with an account of the principal events and persons of his time, connected with his life, sentiments and administrations ; (Mit dem Bildnisse Pitts)”, p.285
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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?”
-- William Pitt
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