Herbert Hoover Quotes

All men are equal before fish.
Herbert Hoover

Funny, Men, Before

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
Herbert Hoover

Blessed, Young, Debt

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

Business, Time, Somebody

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

Business, Depression, Cannot

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

Power, Free, Speech

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

War, Men, Fight

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, Job

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

Government, Whole, Honor

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

Sports, Great, May

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

Progress, Protection, Consumer

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

Government, Business, Important

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

Freedom, Human, Through

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

Cannot, Public, Prosperity

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

Politics, Children, Public

With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system.
Herbert Hoover

Progress, System, Economic

A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus.
Herbert Hoover

Good, Dark, Around

Children are our most valuable natural resource.
Herbert Hoover

Children, Natural, Valuable

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

Night, Between, Trials

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

History, Political, Honor

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
Herbert Hoover

History, School, Him

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

Women, Children, Soul

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
Herbert Hoover

Words, Actions, Idealism

This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.
Herbert Hoover

Character, Job, Step

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

Great, America, Purpose

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

History, Depression, Person

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: August 10, 1874

Died: October 20, 1964

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