There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.

Quote by William Henry Harrison

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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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...