Quotes By Henry Clay
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.
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An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.
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I had rather be right than be President.
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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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Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
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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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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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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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I would rather be right than President.
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Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition.
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