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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.

William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison
Age: 68 †
Born: 1773
Born: February 9
Died: 1841
Died: April 4
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