Quote by William Pitt
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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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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Arguably the only goods people need these days are food and happiness. – Sir Terence Conran

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Make yourself necessary to somebody. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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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If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

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