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 Pitt
Patriotism, Country, Lay, Troop
Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.
- William Pitt
Give, Practical, Advantages, Principals
Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.
- William Pitt
Poverty, Course, Disgrace, Annoying
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
- William Pitt
Power, Corrupts, Unlimited, Power Corrupts
Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.
- William Pitt
Confidence, Plant, Slow, Slow Growth
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 Pitt
Law, Corrupt, Apt, Lords
Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?
- William Pitt
Me, Everyone, Able, Nonsense
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