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British Prime Minister (1783-1801, 1804-06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. 1759-1806

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“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my lords, that where laws end, tyranny begins”
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”
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“Where law ends, tyranny begins”
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“Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.”
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“Necessity is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves.”
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“The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.”
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“Roll up that map: it will not be wanted these ten years.”
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“Oh, my country! how I leave my country!”
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“Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.”
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“A long train of these practices has at length unwillingly convinced me that there is something behind the throne greater than the King himself”
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