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Henry Clay was a 18th-century American politician. Henry Clay was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Their disappearance from the human family would be no great loss to the world.”
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“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.”
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“Sir, I had rather be right than to be President.”
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“Sir, I would rather be right than to be President.”
— Henry Clay
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“Recognize at all times the paramount right of your Country to your most devoted services, whether she treat you ill or well, and never let selfish views or interests predominate over the duties of ...”
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“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.”
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