"The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of……" — William Henry Harrison
"The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of all conspirators."
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17 Quotes by William Henry Harrison
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Times change, and we change with them.
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All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to…
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The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to…
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We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has…
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The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain…
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Is one of the fairest portions of the globe to remain in a state of nature, the haunt of a…
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Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness.
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The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before they could be shaken off.
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A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.
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There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise…
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I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and…
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The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.
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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes…
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I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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