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Benjamin Harrison quotes

American President August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901

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No other people have a government more worthy of their respect and love or a land so magnificent in extent, so pleasant to look upon, and so full of generous suggestion to enterprise and labor. Benjamin Harrison
In the old Republican days the subject of slavery and of the saving of the Union made appeals to the consciences and liberty-loving instincts of the people. These later years have been full of talk about commerce and dinner pails, but I feel sure that the American conscience and the American love of liberty have not been smothered. They will break through this crust of sordidness and realize that those only keep their liberties who accord liberty to others. Benjamin Harrison
There never has been a time in our history when work was so abundant or when wages were as high, whether measured by the currency in which they are paid or by their power to supply the necessaries and comforts of life. Benjamin Harrison
This Government has found occasion to express, in a friendly spirit, but with much earnestness, to the Government of the Czar, its serious concern because of the harsh measures now being enforced against the Hebrews in Russia. Benjamin Harrison
I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event. Benjamin Harrison
Our mission is not to impose our peculiar institutions upon other nations by physical force or diplomatic treachery but rather by internal peace and prosperity to solve the problem of self-government and reconcile democratic freedom with national stability. Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison quote: "We Americans have no commission from God to police the world."
We Americans have no commission from God to police the world. Benjamin Harrison
What saddens me most is that some poor woman out there has to be Garth's wife. And his three children -- oh, his poor three children. What a despicable human being this guy is. Benjamin Harrison
When and under what conditions is the black man to have a free ballot? When is he in fact to have those full civil rights which have so long been his in law? Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison quote: "Great lives never go out; they go on."
Great lives never go out; they go on. Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison quote: "The bud of victory is always in the truth."
The bud of victory is always in the truth. Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison quote: "I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the manor woman..."
I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the manor woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process. Benjamin Harrison

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