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William Pitt the Younger — Portrait after a picture by John Hoppner (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

The quotations of

William Pitt the Younger

British statesman

1759–1806

2 quotes.

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Speech in the House of Commons (18 November 1783)
- Freedom
I return you many thanks for the honour you have done me; but Europe is not to be saved by any single man. England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example.
Speech at the Guildhall, City of London (9 November 1805), quoted in The War Speeches of William Pitt (1915), p. 351
- Leadership
- Patriotism

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