The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the gen… — Henry Clay

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 ClayStatesman · American · 1777 – 1852

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