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The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then… — Henry Clay

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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.

Henry Clay
1850
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Constitutional theoryUS Constitution
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1850
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Henry Clay
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Clay, Henry. Address in the Senate. Senate meeting. 29 Jan. 1850, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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