The wisdom of Henry Clay

We could use more politicians today with the wisdom of Henry Clay.

In 1852, Henry Clay declared, "By the policy to which we have adhered since the days of Washington. . . we have done more for the cause of liberty in the world than arms could effect; we have shown to other nations the way to greatness and happiness. . . . Far better is it for ourselves... and the cause of liberty, that, adhering to our pacific system and avoiding the distant wars of Europe, we should keep our lamp burning brightly on this western shore, as a light to all nations, than to hazard its utter extinction amid the ruins of fallen and falling republics in Europe."

Quoted by Bill Kauffman in "Ain't My America".

American Foreign Policy -- The Turning Point, 1898-1919, Part 1

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