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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
President Hoover
H. C. Hoover
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It is always possible that occasional individuals may have overstepped the law and humanity in treatment of criminals and those charged with crime, and if so, they should be severely punished.
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Honest difference of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy among free men.
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When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.
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Three qualities of greatness stood out in Woodrow Wilson. He was a man of staunch morals. He was more than just an idealist he was the personification of the heritage of idealism of the American people. He brought spiritual concepts to the peace table. He was a born crusader.
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Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.
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I SEND YOU MY HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS UPON BEGINNING THE THIRTIETH YEAR OF YOUR GREAT CAREER AS MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS, IN WHICH YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO UPHOLD THE TRADITIONS OF CLEAN SPORTSMANSHIP IN THE MOST BELOVED NATIONAL GAME.
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Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.
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America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
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If we could have but one generation of properly born, trained, educated, and healthy children, a thousand other problems of government would vanish.
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Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them.
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We supported the cooperative movement among farmers. The movement was still young and stubbornly opposed to the commercial distributors. I believed it to be one of the most helpful undertakings, for according to my social theories any organization run by citizens for their own welfare is preferable to the same action by the government.
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Sportsmanship, next to the Church, is the greatest teacher of morals.
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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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Gentleman, you have come sixty days too late. The depression is over.
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The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all laws.
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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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Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
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National character cannot be built by law. It is the sum of the moral fiber of its individuals.
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Truth alone can stand the guns of criticism.
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Never worry about anything that is past. Charge it up to experience and forget the trouble. There are always plenty of troubles ahead, so don't turn and look back on any behind you.
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