The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

Quote by William Henry Harrison

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To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity.

To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity.

The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before...

The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before...

All the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich...

All the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity.

To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity.

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of...

I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of...

I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of...

There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of...

There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of...

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty...

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty...

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty...

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty...

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a...

The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to...

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to...

The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of...

The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...