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Henry Clay quotes

American Statesman April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852

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Henry Clay quote: "I hope that it will yet be said, America is America's best..."
I hope that it will yet be said, America is America's best customer. Henry Clay
Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people. Henry Clay
The arts of power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites the public odium and the public hatred, to conceal its own abuses and encroachments. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which..."
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none..."
Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon..."
If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one..."
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise..."
An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "Statistics are no substitue for judgement."
Statistics are no substitue for judgement. Henry Clay
I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "Statistics are no substitute for judgment."
Statistics are no substitute for judgment. Henry Clay
The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity. Henry Clay
Henry Clay quote: "I would rather be right than President."
I would rather be right than President. Henry Clay

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