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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!
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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All progress and growth is a matter of change, but change must be growth within our social and government concepts if it should not destroy them.
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Menaced by collectivist trends, we must seek revival of our strength in the spiritual foundations which are the bedrock of our republic. Democracy is the outgrowth of the religious conviction of the sacredness of every human life. On the religious side, its highest embodiment is the Bible on the political side, the Constitution.
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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.
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Truth alone can stand the guns of criticism.
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Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.
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Whatever doubt there may be as to the quality or purpose of our free speech we certainly have ample volumes in production.
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