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    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).

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

    — Inaugural address (March 4, 1841).

    Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.

    — Final words. Quoted in Jebediah Whitman, "A Memorial to Our Dear Departed President (New Ark, DE: Printed by the Author, 1841).
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