Henry Clay Quote

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.


in the US Senate; Robert V. Remini Henry Clay (1991)


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...

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...

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...

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...