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The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity.

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Henry Clay
Age: 75 †
Born: 1777
Born: April 12
Died: 1852
Died: June 29
Diplomat
Former United States Representative
Lawyer
Politician
Slaveholder
Hanover County
Virginia
Henry Clay
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Henry Clay Sr.
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