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The people have a vital interest in the conservation of their natural resources in the prevention of wasteful practices.
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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Iowa
Herbert Clark Hoover
Herbert C. Hoover
President Hoover
H. C. Hoover
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Any lack of confidence in the economic future or the basic strength of business in the United States is foolish.
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Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
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