The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or thwarting the sacred exercise of the lawmaking functions of their government. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making… — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of all conspirators. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will… — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst… — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation. — William Henry Harrison Copy Share Image
