Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, was a British statesman of the Whig group who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Historians call him Chatham or William Pitt the Elder to distinguish him from his son, William Pitt the Younger, who was also a prime minister. Pitt was also known as the Great Commoner, because of his long-standing refusal to accept a title until 1766.

British - Celebrity | November 15, 1708 - May 11, 1778

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Where laws end, tyranny begins.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

The little I know of it has not served to raise my opinion of what is vulgarly called the Monied Interest; I mean, that blood-sucker, that muckworm, that calls itself the friend of government.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the ?rown. It may be frail - its roof may shake - the wind may blow through it - the storm may enter - the rain may enter - but the King of England cannot enter.

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

I would have it inscribed on the curtains of your bed and the walls of your chamber: "If you do not rise early you can make progress in nothing."

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

I know that I can save this country and that no one else can.

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Bowing, ceremonious, formal compliments, stiff civilities, will never be politeness; that must be easy, natural, unstudied; and what will give this but a mind benevolent and attentive to exert that amiable disposition in trifles to all you converse and live with?

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

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