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Quotes from Inaugural address — William Henry Harrison

1773–1841 United States

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

Inaugural address (1841)

The people of the District of Columbia are not the subjects of the people of the States, but free American citizens.

Inaugural address (1841)

I have determined never to remove a Secretary of the Treasury without communicating all the circumstances attending such removal to both Houses of Congress.

Inaugural address (1841)

There is no part of the means placed in the hands of the Executive which might be used with greater effect for unhallowed purposes than the control of the public press.

Inaugural address (1841)

It may be observed, however, that organized associations of citizens requiring compliance with their wishes too much resemble the recommendations of Athens to her allies, supported by an armed and powerful fleet.

Inaugural address (1841)

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