Quotes by Hoover, Herbert Clark

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on freedom
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"Words without actions are the assassins of idealism."

Hoover, Herbert Clark on ideals and idealism   

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on leadership   

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on opportunity   

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on peace   

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on poverty and the poor   

"We have not yet reached the goal but.. we shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty shall be banished from this nation."

Hoover, Herbert Clark on poverty and the poor   

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on progress   

"Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy making among free men."

Hoover, Herbert Clark on unity   

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on war
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"Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next."

Hoover, Herbert Clark on wisdom   

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on youth   

"Children are our most valuable natural resource."

Hoover, Herbert Clark on children   

"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. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope."

Hoover, Herbert Clark on country   

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

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"You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such an obligation upon any part of the American people. My country owes me no debt. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope. My whole life has taught me what America means. I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay. "

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"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war. "

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

Hoover, Herbert Clark on achievement
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