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Brief author info: Henry Clay (1777-1852) American statesman.

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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.

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I would rather be right than be President.

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Political parties serve to keep each other in check, one keenly watching the other.

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All religions united with government are more or less inimical to liberty. All separated from government are compatible with liberty.

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I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance. The Union, sir, is my country.

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All oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters.

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Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

- Muhammad Ali

Life Quote

Count your age by friends, not years Count your life by smiles, not tears.

- John Lennon

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

- Maya Angelou

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Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we are born.

- Albert Einstein

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Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

- Mark Twain

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