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Henry Clay Quotes By Andrew Jackson: I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot

I have only two regrets:
I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun. — Andrew Jackson

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: How often are we forced to charge fortune

How often are we forced to charge fortune with partiality towards the unjust! — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: I have heard something said about allegiance to

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 Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: Friendship by its very nature consists in loving,

Friendship by its very nature consists in loving, rather than in being loved. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Sir, I would rather be right than to

Sir, I would rather be right than to be President. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Courtesies of a small and trivial character are

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

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: All that any of us has to do

All that any of us has to do in this world is his simple duty — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Take them, O Death! and bear away Whatever

Take them, O Death! and bear away Whatever thou canst call thine own! Thine image, stamped upon this clay, Doth give thee that, but that alone! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Payne: It is better to fall short of a

It is better to fall short of a high mark than to reach a low one. — Henry Clay Payne

Henry Clay Quotes By Abraham Lincoln: I can express all my views on the

I can express all my views on the slavery question by quotations from Henry Clay. — Abraham Lincoln

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: It is not an easy thing for a

It is not an easy thing for a parent of today to bear always in mind that every child of his is as truly an individual as he was when he was a child. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: He who knows how to teach a child

He who knows how to teach a child is not competent for the oversight of a child's education unless he also knows how to train a child. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Abraham Lincoln: I have always been an old-line Henry Clay

I have always been an old-line Henry Clay Whig. — Abraham Lincoln

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Statistics are no substitute for judgment.

Statistics are no substitute for judgment. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: All religions united with government are more or

All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: A loving trust in the Author of the

A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: An over-readiness to criticise or to depreciate a

An over-readiness to criticise or to depreciate a minister of Christ is proof of a lack of devotion to Christ. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Their disappearance from the human family would be

Their disappearance from the human family would be no great loss to the world. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Rebecca Harding Davis: The only hero known to my childhood was

The only hero known to my childhood was Henry Clay. — Rebecca Harding Davis

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you

If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: I hope that it will yet be said,

I hope that it will yet be said, America is America's best customer. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By William Clay Ford Jr.: When Henry Ford founded the company bearing his

When Henry Ford founded the company bearing his name in 1903, he saw the car as a means of providing freedom of mobility to people around the world. — William Clay Ford Jr.

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: I had rather be right than be President.

I had rather be right than be President. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: Conscience tells us that we ought to do

Conscience tells us that we ought to do right, but it does not tell us what right is - that we are taught by God's word. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: The time will come when Winter will ask

The time will come when Winter will ask you what you were doing all Summer. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: Jesus has never slept for an hour while

Jesus has never slept for an hour while one of His disciples watched and prayed in agony. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Beautiful in form and feature, lovely as the

Beautiful in form and feature, lovely as the day, can there be so fair a creature formed of common clay? — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Of all the properties which belong to honorable

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

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: Not prayer without faith, nor faith without prayer,

Not prayer without faith, nor faith without prayer, but prayer in faith, is the cost of spiritual gifts and graces. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Andrew Jackson: After eight years as President I have only

After eight years as President I have only two regrets: that I have not shot Henry Clay or hanged John C. Calhoun. — Andrew Jackson

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: I'd rather be right than be President

I'd rather be right than be President — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can

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

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Of all human powers operating on the affairs

Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: Value friendship for what there is in it,

Value friendship for what there is in it, not for what can be gotten out of it. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry James: One doesn't defend one's god; one's god is

One doesn't defend one's god; one's god is in himself a defense. — Henry James

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: All legislation is founded upon the principle of

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Government is a trust, and the officers of

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

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: I would rather be right than President.

I would rather be right than President. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.

Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Amy S. Greenberg: NO POLITICIAN COULD devote as many evenings to

NO POLITICIAN COULD devote as many evenings to poker and whiskey as had Henry Clay and expect a decorous presidential campaign. — Amy S. Greenberg

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Statistics are no substitue for judgement.

Statistics are no substitue for judgement. — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: I have no commiseration for princes. My sympathies

I have no commiseration for princes. My sympathies are reserved for the great mass of mankind ... . — Henry Clay

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay Trumbull: If a man is unable to find the

If a man is unable to find the way to Jesus, he ought to be led. It is good work this bringing the blind to Him who alone can give them sight. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Henry Clay Quotes By Henry Clay: Honor and good faith and justice are equally

Honor and good faith and justice are equally due from this country toward the weak as toward the strong. — Henry Clay