Quotes by Henry Clay

Henry Clay

A man must be a born fool who voluntarily engages in controversy with Mr. Adams on a question of fact. I doubt whether he was ever mistaken in his life.

Doubt

Fool

Men

A nation’s character is the sum of its splendid deeds; they constitute one common patrimony, the nation’s inheritance. They awe foreign powers, they arouse and animate our own people.

Character

Deeds

People

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

Legislation

Mutual

Principles

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, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises.

Government

Humanity

Weakness

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

People

Rebellion

Revolution

By competition the total amount of supply is increased, and by increase of the supply a competition in the sale ensues, and this enables the consumer to buy at lower rates. Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition.

Affair

Competition

Increase

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

Gratitude

Thankful

Thanksgiving

I am not, sir, in favor of cherishing the passion of conquest. I am permitted … to indulge the hope of seeing, ere long, the new United States, (if you will allow me the expression,) embracing not only the old.

Expression

Long

Passion

I had rather be right than be President.

Political

Politics

President

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.

East

Patriotism

West

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Leaving

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Quotes by Henry Clay

Henry Clay

A man must be a born fool who voluntarily engages in controversy with Mr. Adams on a question of fact. I doubt whether he was ever mistaken in his life.

A nation’s character is the sum of its splendid deeds; they constitute one common patrimony, the nation’s inheritance. They awe foreign powers, they arouse and animate our own people.

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

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

By competition the total amount of supply is increased, and by increase of the supply a competition in the sale ensues, and this enables the consumer to buy at lower rates. Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition.

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

I am not, sir, in favor of cherishing the passion of conquest. I am permitted … to indulge the hope of seeing, ere long, the new United States, (if you will allow me the expression,) embracing not only the old.

I had rather be right than be President.

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.

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