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1 Quotes filtered by William Pitt the Younger

Was not necessity the plea of every illegal exertion of power or exercise of oppression?...Necessity is the plea for very infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

William Pitt the Younger 18/11/1783

Speaking in opposition to Fox's East India Bill

Category: Slavery

Tags: Slavery, William Pitt the Younger, World Politics

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