Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

William Pitt Quotes: 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.
         

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
Check all other quotes by William Pitt

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"William Pitt Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Thu. 26 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Unlimited-power-is-apt-to-corrupt-the-1160548>.





Check out


Other quotes of William Pitt


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!

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!



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.

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.



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

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



Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?

Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?



Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.



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."

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."



Where laws end, tyranny begins.

Where laws end, tyranny begins.



Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom.

Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom.



Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.



Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation.

Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation.





Other quotes you may like


But that night in her dream she flew high above the earth in a moonless sky. Behind her, like a falling star, sailed a silver sled.

But that night in her dream she flew high above the earth in a moonless sky. Behind her, like a falling star, sailed a silver sled.




An actual artist, living right under her nose.

An actual artist, living right under her nose.



My dad actually taught me to box when I was, like, nine years old, because I got picked on at school all of the time. I was on a boys' hockey team, so I would get all of my aggression out there.

My dad actually taught me to box when I was, like, nine years old, because I got picked on at school all of the time. I was on a boys' hockey team, so I would get all of my aggression out there.



Truly wealth, which men spend all their lives in acquiring, is a valueless thing at the last.

Truly wealth, which men spend all their lives in acquiring, is a valueless thing at the last.



There's a Chaplain who never visited the front.

There's a Chaplain who never visited the front.



We glorify those who left their names in history books at the expense of those contributors about whom our books are silent. We humans are not just a superficial race - we are a very unfair one.

We glorify those who left their names in history books at the expense of those contributors about whom our books are silent. We humans are not just a superficial race - we are a very unfair one.



The sun rises at midnight.

The sun rises at midnight.



You have to be a strong advocate of the shows you believe in. Sometimes those skills are very similar to agenting.

You have to be a strong advocate of the shows you believe in. Sometimes those skills are very similar to agenting.



I've made mistakes but the beauty of life is that each regret builds character and makes us a better person

I've made mistakes but the beauty of life is that each regret builds character and makes us a better person




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "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.". Author of this quote is William Pitt. This quote is about ends, lord, tyranny, mind, power, law, unlimited,.