Herbert Hoover Quotes

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Where there is a lack of honor in the government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

Herbert Hoover
I would emphasize again that social and economic solutions, as such, will not avail to satisfy the aspirations of the people unless they conform with the traditions of our race, deeply grooved in their sentiments through a century and a half of struggle for ideals of life that are rooted in religion and fed from purely spiritual springs.

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I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand for religious tolerance both in act and in spirit.

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No country can squander itself to prosperity on the ruin of its taxpayers.

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Any lack of confidence in the economic future or the basic strength of business in the United States is foolish.

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You will expect me to discuss the late election. Well, as nearly as I can learn, we did not have enough votes on our side.

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In its broad aspects, the proper feeding of children revolves around a public recognition of the interdependence of the human animal upon his cattle. The white race cannot survive without dairy products.

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We cannot change ideas in the minds of men and races with machine guns or battle ships.

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National character cannot be built by law. It is the sum of the moral fiber of its individuals.

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The durability of free speech and free press rests on the simple concept that it search for the truth and tell the truth.

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The advancement of knowledge must be translated into increasing health and education for the children.

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In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited.

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Children are the most wholesome part of the race, the sweetest, for they are the freshest from the hand of god.

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If America is to be run by the people, it is the people who must think. And we do not need to put on sackcloth and ashes to think. Nor should our minds work like a sundial which records only sunshine. Our thinking must square against some lessons of history, some principles of government and morals, if we would preserve the rights and dignity of men to which this nation is dedicated.

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When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

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Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty.

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The basis of successful relief in national distress is to mobilize and organize the infinite number of agencies of self help in the community. That has been the American way.

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Along with currency manipulation, the New Deal introduced to Americans the spectacle of Fascist dictation to business, labor, and agriculture.

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Once the day's work starts there is little chance to walk, to ride or to take part in a game. Taking walks or rides early in the morning is a lonesome business, and the inevitable Secret Service guard when the president leaves the White House grounds is not enlivening company.

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The priceless treasure of boyhood is his endless enthusiasm, his high store of idealism, his affections and his hopes. When we preserve these, we have made men. We have made citizens and we have made Americans.

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It is always possible that occasional individuals may have overstepped the law and humanity in treatment of criminals and those charged with crime, and if so, they should be severely punished.

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The more complex the problems of the Nation become, the greater is the need for more and more advanced instruction.

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Along this road of spending, the government either takes over, which is Socialism, or dictates institutional and economic life, which is Fascism.

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American business needs a lifting purpose greater than the struggle of materialism.

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The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus every boy is a challenge to his elders.

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The people have a vital interest in the conservation of their natural resources; in the prevention of wasteful practices.

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It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.

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The spark of liberty in the mind and spirit of man cannot be long extinguished; it will break into flames that will destroy every coercion which seems to limit it.

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True American Liberalism utterly denies the whole creed of socialism.

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We have learned that social injustice is the destruction of justice itself.

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