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Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. – William Pitt

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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 Pitt

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power
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William Pitt
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Dont talk to me about a mans being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense? – William Pitt

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Necessity is the mother of attraction. – Luke Mckissack

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Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities. – Benjamin Franklin

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Necessity has no law. – Oliver Cromwell

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The necessary has never been mans top priority. The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of human uniqueness. Unlike other forms of life, mans greatest exertions are made in the pursuit not of necessities but of superfluities. – Eric Hoffer

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