Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

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Nature of power Absolute power Power

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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1770 1770s 18th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Pitt, William. Speech in the House of Lords on John Wilkes. 9 Jan. 1770, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

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Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself; that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate; errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.

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Time
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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Lord Acton

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Lord Acton
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Medium
Letter
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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Radio address to the New York Herald Tribune Forum. 26 Oct. 1939, Washington, DC, USA.