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Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Men Youth Fight

Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Age Death Fighting Old Age War Youth

All men are equal before fish.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Equality Fish Funny

I am sure I'd have made a better all-around man if I hadn't lost so much time just making a living.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Productivity Self Improvement

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover America Opportunity Patriotism United States Usa

America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover America Country Patriotic Patriotism

There are things in the world that cannot be brought about. There are mistakes that cannot be repaired. But there is one thing sure -- that loyalty and friendship are the most precious possessions a man can have.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Friendship Loyalty

Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Beatitudes National Debt Political

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Getting Going

When I decided to go into politics I weighed the cost: I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when the virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Realistic Expectations

Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Depression Action Body

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

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Government Important Just

Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Peace Ability Defense

When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Man Job Politics

It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Youth Sorrow Must

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Great Simplicity Fishing

There is no employing class, no working class, no farming class. You may pigeonhole a man or woman as a farmer or a worker or a professional man or an employer or even a banker. But the son of the farmer will be a doctor or a worker or even a banker, and his daughter a teacher. The son of a worker will be an employer - or maybe president.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Daughter Son Man

Public health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Education Health Service

While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Future Character Unity

I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries - the wonder of the growing crops, the excitements of the harvest, the journeys to the woods for nuts and hunting, the joys of snowy winters, the comfort of the family fireside, of good food and tender care.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Food Daily Good

About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Finance Meet Ends

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Children Soul My Soul

I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Depression Person Him

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Free Speech Ladder

One civilization after another has been wrecked upon the attempt to secure sufficient leadership from a single group or class.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Group Single Civilization

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Political Honor Party

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Children Want Office

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

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Honor People Morals

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Knowing Next Times

Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Knowing Next Ultimate

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Men Table Hearts

Peace can be promoted by the limitation of arms and by the creation of the instrumentality for peaceful settlement of controversies. But it will become a reality only through self-restraint and active effort in friendliness and helpfulness.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Effort Reality Peaceful

Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Man Hair President

Within the soul of America is freedom of mind and spirit in man. Here alone are the open windows through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit. Here alone is human dignity not a dream but an accomplishment. Perhaps it is not perfect, but it is more full in realization here than any other place in the world.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Freedom America Man

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

~ Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover Window Human Spirit
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