45 Herbert Hoover Quotes for You to Enjoy

Herbert Hoover

American President

Born: Aug 10, 1874

Died: Oct 20, 1964

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Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. Herbert Hoover

Property Political Honor Party Exclusive Political Party Any

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

War Fight Youth Men Older Must Die Declare Older Men

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

Government People Honor Morals Poisoned Lack Whole

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

Free Free Speech Power Suppressed Own Ladder Every Immediately Paradox Except Attaining Climbed His Dictator Each Speech

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

Teacher You Class Man Woman Son Doctor Will Daughter President Employer Employing Pigeonhole His May Maybe Banker Worker Working Farmer Farming Working-Class Professional Even

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

Happiness Education Service Health Suffering Benefits Public Education Our System Thousand Fold Promotion More Economic Economic Benefits Returns Reduction Infinitely Human Public Human Happiness Public Health Should Organized Fully Universally Incorporated

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

Depression Business Action Must Wounds Economic Consumers Healed Executive Cured Cells Legislative Cannot Themselves Producers Body

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

Politics War Man Construction Doctor Engineer Job Satisfied Sick General Only Uncommon Get Common Want Common Man

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

Alone Freedom Man Soul Dignity World Not Perfect Mind Other Dream Sunlight Spirit Windows More Perfect Through Open Perhaps Within Accomplishment Than America Any Human Any Other Place Place Which Human Dignity Realization Full Human Spirit Here

Children are our most valuable natural resource. Herbert Hoover

Natural Valuable Resource Our Most Children Natural Resource

Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress. Herbert Hoover

Competition Progress Protection Only Consumer Incentive Basis

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

Government Business Important Out Just Keep

Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury. Herbert Hoover

Prosperity Restored Cannot Public Treasury

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

Good Food Daily Family Eyes Care Nuts Harvest Hunting Born Crops Tender Through Winters Adventure Journeys Joys Iowa Comfort Boy Proud Am Been Discoveries Wonder Woods Place Growing Good Food

No public man can be just a little crooked. Herbert Hoover

Man Crooked Just Public Little Public Man

Those who have a true understanding of America know that we have no desire for territorial expansion, for economic or other domination of other peoples. Such purposes are repugnant to our ideals of human freedom. Herbert Hoover

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. Herbert Hoover

Words Idealism Without Assassins Actions

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

Me You Business Jobs Lifeblood Prices Remind Credit

The engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force. Herbert Hoover

People Engineer Philosophical Only Economic He Performs Know Most Force Gets Which Public Social Many Functions

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