Where law ends tyranny begins.
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Necessity is the excuse for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of the tyrant and the creed of the slave.William Pitt, the Elder
Reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations.
William Pitt, the Elder
We have a Calvinistic creed, a Popish liturgy, and an Armenian clergy.
William Pitt, the Elder
The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman Walpole has with such spirit and decency charged upon me, I shall attempt neither to palliate nor deny but content myself with wishing that I be one of those whose follies shall cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience.
William Pitt, the Elder
The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny.
William Pitt, the Elder
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