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The greatness of America has grown out of a political and social system and a method of control of economic forces distinctly its own - our American system.
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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Herbert Clark Hoover
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But I would emphasize again that social and economic solutions, as such, will not avail to satisfy the aspirations of the people unless they conform with the traditions of our race, deeply grooved in their sentiments through a century and a half of struggle for ideals of life that are rooted in religion and fed from purely spiritual springs.
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Eat plenty, wisely, without waste.
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[N]o country can squander itself to prosperity on the ruin of its taxpayers.
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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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While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have passed the worst and with continued unity of effort we shall rapidly recover.
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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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Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as in knowing what to do next.
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Please find me a one-armed economist so we will not always hear, On the other hand...
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The study of this Book in your Bible classes is a post-graduate course in the richest library of human experience.
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American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive with the defense of Cain, Am I my brother's keeper?
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The advancement of knowledge must be translated into increasing health and education for the children.
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I protest that we fans are being emotionally starved and frustrated by long periods of perfect performance of these batteries. More over, when there are nothing but strikes and balls going on, you relapse into your worries over the Bank of England, or something else.
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I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.
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The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.
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Prosperity is just around the corner.
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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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Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
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Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.
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Hunger is the mother of anarchy.
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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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