[DOC] [TLE] Henry Clay - Wikipedia [PAR] Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777  June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and 
planter, politician ... After serving two brief stints in the Senate, Clay won election 
to the House of Representatives in 1810 and was elected ...... After Tyler told 
Whig Congressman Alexander Stuart that he would sign a similar bill that 
addressed his... [DOC] [TLE] February 7, 1839: Henry Clay declares I had rather be right than ... [PAR] Jun 12, 2008 ... February 7, 1839 Henry Clay declares in the United States Senate I had rather 
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elected ... Sir, I would rather be right than be president. ... Mr. Preston of Kentucky
, who told him that the compromise measures of 1850, which he advocated as a 
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sour grapes, a sentiment spoken only after he'd been defeated. ... In 1829, 
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and ... "I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN BE PRESIDENT," STILL SPEAKS 
TO US. .... SENIOR SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL REFERENCING HENRY 
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had rather be right than be President, was none other than Henry ... he owned 
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Known as "The Great Compromiser," Secretary of State Henry Clay never ... 
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Question: Henry Clay told the U.S. Senate that he'd "rather be" this "than be President"
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