Those who are called upon to administer it must recognize as its leading principle the duty of shaping their measures so as to produce the greatest good to the greatest number.

William Henry Harrison

Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison

On the U.S. Constitution.

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US Constitution Utilitarianism Moral theory Political theory

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William Henry Harrison

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Inaugural Address of William Henry Harrison Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1841 1840s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Harrison, William Henry. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1841, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Religious insanity is very common in the United States.

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Tocqueville, Alexis De. De La Democratie en Amerique [Democracy in America]. Vol. 2, London: Saunders and Otley, 1840, sect. 2, ch. 12.

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Tocqueville, Alexis De. Democracy in America: The Complete and Unabridged Volumes I and II, translated by Henry Reeve. Bantam Classics, 2000, vol. 2, sect. 2, ch. 12.

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Politics is the art of the possible.

Otto von Bismarck

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Otto von Bismarck
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Die Gartenlaube
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Time
1867 1860s 19th century
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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream

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1963 1960s 20th century
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.