Advantage Quote by William Henry Harrison

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

— 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…

— William Henry Harrison

The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of all conspirators.

— 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.

— William Henry Harrison

A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.

— William Henry Harrison

The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will…

— William Henry Harrison

Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness.

— 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.

— William Henry Harrison

Times change, and we change with them.

— William Henry Harrison

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

— 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…

— William Henry Harrison

The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.

— William Henry Harrison