Will Harrison
Will Harrison
believe men divine-right
We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst men; that all are upon an equality, and that the only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.
president politician legitimate-power
The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.
religious responsibility lasting-happiness
Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness.
exercise rights government
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.
believe government purpose
I believe that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.
change latin latin-and-greek
Times change, and we change with them.
civilization giving support
Is one of the fairest portions of the globe to remain in a state of nature, the haunt of a few wretched savages, when it seems destined by the Creator to give support to a large population and to be the seat of civilization?
people liberty attention
The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.
exercise presidential feelings
There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.
adventure government presidential
The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will repeal tomorrow what it has enacted today.