Although Henry Clay could say he wished every slave in the United States was in the country of his ancestors, I am denounced by those who pretend to respect Henry Clay, for uttering a wish that it might sometime, in some peaceful way, come to an end.
Lincoln lamented that while revered figures like Henry Clay could express a wish for slavery's end, he was condemned for similar sentiments by those claiming to respect Clay.
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