I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.
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William Henry Harrison Frases famosas
“Eu acredito que o mais forte de todos governos é o mais livre.”
I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free
Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.
“O único direito legítimo de governar é uma concessão expressa de poder do governado.”
The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed
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.
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.
There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.
“Para os ingleses, vida é um tópico, não uma atividade.”
To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity.
William Henry Harrison: Frases em inglês
“The strongest of all governments is that which is most free.”
Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in James Hall, A Memoir of the Public Services of William Henry Harrison, of Ohio (Philadelphia, PA: Key & Biddle, 1836).
Inaugural address (March 4, 1841)
Final words. Quoted in Jebediah Whitman, "A Memorial to Our Dear Departed President (New Ark, DE: Printed by the Author, 1841).
Inaugural address (March 4, 1841)
Letter to Simón Bolívar (27 September 1829). Quoted in The Life of Major-General William Henry Harrison: Comprising a Brief Account of His Important Civil and Military Services (Philadelphia, PA: Grigg & Elliot, 1840)
Speech at Fort Meigs (11 June 1840). Quoted in A B Norton, The Great Revolution of 1840: Reminiscences of the Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign. (Mount Vernon, OH and Dallas, TX: A B Norton & Co, 1888). p.186
Inaugural address (March 4, 1841)
“The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.”
Inaugural address (March 4, 1841)
