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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 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 ….

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Alexander Smyth: You, sir, speak for the present generation, but I speak for posterity.
Henry Clay: Yes, and you seem resolved to speak until the arrival of your audience.

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Henry Clay

Henry Clay

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Born: April 12, 1777

Died: June 29, 1852 (aged 75)

Bio: Henry Clay, Sr. was an American lawyer, politician, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives.

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