The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will repeal tomorrow what it has enacted today.

Quote by William Henry Harrison

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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...

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...

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

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

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 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 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...

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...

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.

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

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 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 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...

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...

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...

Government is too big and important to be left to the politicians.

Government is too big and important to be left to the politicians.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's...

It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's...