Henry Clay Quotes
How often are we forced to charge fortune with partiality towards the unjust!
Topics
Fairness
Chance, Fortune, Luck, Probability
Diversity
Impartiality
Inequality
Unfairness
Injustice
Fate
Justice System
Misfortune
Moral Responsibility
Partiality
Unjust
Moral Obligation
Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Dilemma
Ethical Judgment
Moral Outrage
Unjust Treatment
Injustice Perception
Citations
Clay, Henry. The Papers of Henry Clay. Edited by James F. Hopkins, Vol. 1, University Press of Kentucky, 1959, p. 152.
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Henry Clay Sr. was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House Speaker and the ninth Secretary of State. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Great Triumvirate".