Unlimited power corrupts the possessor; and this I know, that, where law ends, there tyranny begins.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamThe atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamI 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."
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham