Quote for Today: "The great danger...the accumulation in one of the departments of that which was assigned to others...Powers...granted...constitute a despotism if concentrated in...the Executive... The tendency of power to increase itself, particularly when exercised by a single individual...would terminate in virtual monarchy... Great increase of power in the Executive department... Government...radically changed...the never-failing tendency of political power to increase itself.... The Executive department has become dangerous... The danger to all...free governments arises from the unwillingness of the people to believe in...the influence of designing men... The old trick of those who would usurp the government...in the name of democracy they speak, warning the people against the influence of wealth and the danger of aristocracy. Tendencies of all such governments in their decline is to monarchy... a dangerous accession to the Executive power...established amidst unusual professions of devotion to democracy." --William Henry Harrison-- (excerpts from Inaugural Address)
Posted on: Fri, 31 May 2013 13:54:47 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015