John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Henry Clay 1777-1852 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| 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.” 1 |
| Speech, 1813. |
| 2 |
| 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. |
| Speech at Ashland, Ky., March, 1829. |
| 3 |
| I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance. |
| Speech, 1848. |
| 4 |
| Sir, I would rather be right than be President. |
| Speech, 1850 (referring to the Compromise Measures). |
| Note 1. See Quincy, Quotation 1. [back] |