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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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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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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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Necessity does everything well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To hard necessity ones will and fancy must conform. – Johann von Goethe

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Foul water will quench fire. – English Proverb

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Make yourself necessary to somebody. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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