Sir, I had rather be right than to be President.

Henry Clay
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More Quotes By Henry Clay
  1. Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

  2. Their disappearance from the human family would be no great loss to the world.

  3. Sir, I would rather be right than to be President.

  4. Sir, I had rather be right than to be President.

  5. Recognize at all times the paramount right of your Country to your most devoted services, whether she treat you ill or well, and never let selfish views or interests predominate over the duties of patriotism.

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