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

—  William Henry Harrison

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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American general and politician, 9th President of the Unite… 1773–1841

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