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“ ”Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.
About Henry Clay
Henry Clay (12 April 1777 – 29 June 1852) was a leading American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. Known as "The Great Compromiser" and "The Great Pacifier" for his ability to bring others to agreement, he was the founder and leader of the Whig Party and a leading advocate of programs for modernizing the economy, especially tariffs to protect industry, a national bank and internal improvements to promote canals, ports and railroads.
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The arts of power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites the public odium and the public hatred, to conceal its own abuses and encroachments.
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition.