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a had a basis for a public career , without which few men can long serve the public with honor and success . And this was a prin . cipal reason of the former supremacy of Southern men in Washington ; nearly all of them being men who ...
a had a basis for a public career , without which few men can long serve the public with honor and success . And this was a prin . cipal reason of the former supremacy of Southern men in Washington ; nearly all of them being men who ...
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Henry Clay was the animating soul of the war of 1812 , and we honor him for it ; but while Jackson , Brown , Scott , Perry , and Decatur came out of that war the idols of the nation , Clay was promptly notified that his footing in the ...
Henry Clay was the animating soul of the war of 1812 , and we honor him for it ; but while Jackson , Brown , Scott , Perry , and Decatur came out of that war the idols of the nation , Clay was promptly notified that his footing in the ...
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The most wonderful thing that we have to say of Henry Clay is , that , such were his native sincerity and healthfulness of mind , he came out of this fiery trial still a patriot and a man of honor . We believe it was a weakness in him ...
The most wonderful thing that we have to say of Henry Clay is , that , such were his native sincerity and healthfulness of mind , he came out of this fiery trial still a patriot and a man of honor . We believe it was a weakness in him ...
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We honor him for his courage in doing so . Having made Mr. Adams President , it had been unlike the gallant Kentuckian to shrink from the possible odium of the act by refusing his proper place in the administration .
We honor him for his courage in doing so . Having made Mr. Adams President , it had been unlike the gallant Kentuckian to shrink from the possible odium of the act by refusing his proper place in the administration .
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He vetoed appropriations for the Cumberland Road , because the name and the honor of Henry Clay were peculiarly identified with that work . He destroyed the Bank of the United States , because he believed its power and influence were to ...
He vetoed appropriations for the Cumberland Road , because the name and the honor of Henry Clay were peculiarly identified with that work . He destroyed the Bank of the United States , because he believed its power and influence were to ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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