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Henry Clay Quotes

Henry Clay Quotes

Consider the following quotes by Henry Clay:

"Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character."

"An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters."

"All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants,"

"I had rather be right than be President."

"In all the affairs of life, social as well as political, courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest to the grateful and appreciating heart."

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Henry Clay Quotes

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