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Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as in knowing what to do next.
Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Hoover
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: August 10
Died: 1964
Died: October 20
31St U.S. President
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West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Clark Hoover
Herbert C. Hoover
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Our strength lies in spiritual concepts. It lies in public sensitivities to evil. Our greatest danger is not from invading armies. Our dangers are that we may commit suicide from within by complaisance with evil, or by public tolerance of scandalous behavior.
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The only trouble with capitalism is capitalists they're too damn greedy.
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Progress will march if we hold an abiding faith in the intelligence, the initiative, the character, the courage, and the divine touch in the individual. We can safeguard these ends if we give to each individual that opportunity for which the spirit of America stands.
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Presidents have only two moments of personal seclusion. One is prayer the other fishing - and they cannot pray all the time!
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Many women are now holding posts of grave responsibility in city and country and state and nation, and their number must be greatly increased.
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Above all, we know that although Americans can be led to make great sacrifices, they do not like to be driven.
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The more one observes, the more clearly does he see that it is in the soil of pure science that are found the origins of all our modern industry and commerce. In fact,our civilization is wholly built upon our scientific discoveries.
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One of the primary necessities of the world for the maintenance of peace is the elimination of the frictions which arise from competitive armament.
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The Union has become not merely a physical union of states, but rather a spiritual union in common ideals of our people. Within it is room for every variety of opinion, every possible experiment in social progress. Out of such variety comes growth, but only if we preserve and maintain our spiritual solidarity.
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I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand for religious tolerance both in act and in spirit.
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Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.
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I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.
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When the outcome of a meeting is to have another meeting, it has been a lousy meeting.
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The only problem with capitalism is the capitalists.
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It [freedom] is a thing of the spirit. Men must be free to worship, to think, to hold opinions, to speak without fear. They must be free to challenge wrong and oppression with the surety of justice.
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We have gold because we cannot trust governments
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We must not be misled by the claim that the source of all wisdom is in the government.
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Eat plenty, wisely, without waste.
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The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life.
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We need to add to the three R's, namely Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic, a fourth--- RESPONSIBILITY.
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