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"Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart."

William Pitt, British Leader

Heart, Growth, Confidence

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"Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart."

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"Unlimited power corrupts the possessor."

"The press is like the air, a chartered libertine."

"Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins."

"If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never!"

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"Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart."

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