The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity—unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity.


Speech, Senate (29 January 1850).

Henry Clay Quotes

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity—unlimited, undefined, endless,...

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity—unlimited, undefined, endless,...

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity—unlimited, undefined, endless,...

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity—unlimited, undefined, endless,...