"The gentleman cannot have forgotten his own sentiment,……" — Henry Clay
"The gentleman cannot have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must."
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Henry Clay
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26 Quotes by Henry Clay
Henry Clay has 26 quotes on this site.
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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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The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited,…
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Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are…
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I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West,…
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Statistics are no substitute for judgment.
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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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All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All, separated from government, are compatible with liberty.
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The arts of power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its…
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The time will come when winter will ask what you were doing all summer.
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I'd rather be right than President.
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An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.
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A nation's character is the sum of its splendid deeds; they constitute one common patrimony, the nation's inheritance. They awe…
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More Floor Quotes
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American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat…
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A boxing workout is the heaviest thing, but it's the best. The worst part is that boxing gyms are the…
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I think I can beat Usher on the dance floor.
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Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.
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For years I wrote in my basement. More recently I graduated to one floor above, an office with all my…
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I've been on the floor and I've been heartbroken. I didn't know how I was going to stand up. But…
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When I came to New York and I opened the window of the thirty-fifth-floor apartment, there's light pollution and fog,…
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One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
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I was a farm kid from the plains of South Venezuela, from a very poor family. I grew up in…
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You can't invent Google, Facebook or the iPod unless you've mastered the basics, are willing to put in long hours…
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Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever said a penny doesn't go…
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