Henry Clay quotes and words of wisdom

"Sir, I would rather be right than be President."
Found in the topic President.

"I would rather be right than president."
Found in the topic Author.

"In all the affairs of life, social as well as political, courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart."
Found in the topic Courtesy.

"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."
Found in the topic Government.

"Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character."
Found in the topic Character.

"The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, "Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.""
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters."
Found in the topic Rebellion.

"Statistics are no substitute for judgment."
Found in the topic Judgment.

Interesting Quotes

Never judge a book by its movie.J.W. Eagan

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.George S. Patton - US general (1885 - 1945)