Herbert Hoover Quotes

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Herbert Hoover

Profession : President

Birth : August 10, 1874

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

Herbert Hoover

The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the night.

Herbert Hoover

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

The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.

Herbert Hoover

Children are our most valuable natural resource.

Herbert Hoover

The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage.

Herbert Hoover

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

The human animal originally came from out-of-doors. When spring begins to move in his bones, he just must get out again. Moreover, as civilization, cement pavements, office buildings, radios have overwhelmed us, the need for regeneration has increased, and the impulses are even stronger.

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In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land.

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Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.

Herbert Hoover

No public man can be just a little crooked.

Herbert Hoover

There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation.

Herbert Hoover

Upon the farm of the uncle with whom I lived, we did know of the mortgage as some dreadful damper on youthful hopes of things that could not be bought. I do have a vivid recollection that the major purpose of a farm was to produce a living right on the spot for the family.

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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

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.

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

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At 17, I went to Stanford University to study engineering. My time was occupied with the required reading and the extracurricular duties of managing the baseball and football teams and earning my way.

Herbert Hoover

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

Herbert Hoover

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.

Herbert Hoover

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