Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 614 |
AUTHOR: | Henry Clay (17771852) |
QUOTATION: | Yes, sir, from Constantinople, or from the Brazils; from Turk or christian; from black or white; from the dey of Algiers or the bey of Tunis; from the devil himself, if he wore a crown, we should receive a minister. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Representative Clay was Speaker of the House 18111814, 18151820, and 18231825. |
SUBJECTS: | Foreign policy |