Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes

The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life – the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Johnson had a sense of humor, and he could kid with me,” he would say. “Johnson didn’t enjoy talking with most liberals. He didn’t think they had a sense of humor.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power to destroy the past, the present and the future, the power to bring time to an end.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years at the university.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Never give in and never give up.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

~ Hubert H. Humphrey