People
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.
— William Pitt
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Pitt warns that holding unlimited power tends to warp the judgment of whoever has it. He tells the lords that once laws stop, tyranny takes over. It's an argument for keeping authority bound by clear rules rather than left to personal restraint.
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