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> [Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/sir-i-wish-to-understand-the-true-principles-of-the-government-i-wish/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

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## More by William Henry Harrison

> [The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/the-only-legitimate-right-to-govern-is-an-express-grant-of-power-from/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/i-believe-and-i-say-it-is-true-democratic-feeling-that-all-the/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of all conspirators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/the-plea-of-necessity-that-eternal-argument-of-all-conspirators/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/i-believe-that-all-the-measures-of-the-government-are-directed-to-the/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/a-decent-and-manly-examination-of-the-acts-of-government-should-not/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/the-prudent-capitalist-will-never-adventure-his-capital-if-there/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/sound-morals-religious-liberty-and-a-just-sense-of-religious/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/there-is-nothing-more-corrupting-nothing-more-destructive-of-the/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [Times change, and we change with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/times-change-and-we-change-with-them/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/to-englishmen-life-is-a-topic-not-an-activity/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/we-admit-of-no-government-by-divine-right-believing-that-so-far-as/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/the-liberties-of-a-people-depend-on-their-own-constant-attention-to/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/all-the-lessons-of-history-and-experience-must-be-lost-upon-us-if-we/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [All the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/all-the-measures-of-the-government-are-directed-to-the-purpose-of/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

> [Conscience, that vicegerent of God in the human heart, whose "still small voice" the loudest revelry cannot drown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-henry-harrison/conscience-that-vicegerent-of-god-in-the-human-heart-whose-still/)

[William Henry Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-henry-harrison/)

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