Herbert Hoover quotes - page 4

Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. (Herbert Hoover)
It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war. View quote
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New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure. View quote
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What this country needs is a great poem. John Brown's Body was a step in the right direction. I've read it once, and I'm reading it again. But it's too long to do what I mean. You can't thrill people in 300 pages... The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional” really did something to England when it was published. It helped them through a bad time. Let me know if you find any great poems lying around. View quote
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The American people from bitter experience have a rightful fear that great business units might be used to dominate our industrial life and by illegal and unethical practices destroy equality of opportunity... View quote
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We have not yet reached the goal but... we shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty shall be banished from this nation. View quote
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We need to add to the three R's, namely Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic, a fourth--Responsibility. View quote
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There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation. View quote
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The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers. He cannot, like the architects, cover his failures with trees and vines. He cannot, like the politicians, screen his shortcomings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget. The engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is damned. View quote
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The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all laws. View quote
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We are in danger of developing a cult of the Common Man, which means a cult of mediocrity. (Herbert Hoover)
Public health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness. View quote
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Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate. View quote
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True American Liberalism utterly denies the whole creed of socialism. View quote
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You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such an obligation upon any part of the American people. My country owes me no debt. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope. My whole life has taught me what America means. I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay. View quote
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Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution. View quote
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We do not need to burn down the house to kill the rats. View quote
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Once the day's work starts there is little chance to walk, to ride or to take part in a game. Taking walks or rides early in the morning is a lonesome business, and the inevitable Secret Service guard when the president leaves the White House grounds is not enlivening company. View quote
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The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus every boy is a challenge to his elders. View quote
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Engineering training deals with the exact sciences. That sort of exactness makes for truth and conscience. It might be good for the world if more men had that sort of mental start in life even if they did not pursue the profession. View quote
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In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited. (Herbert Hoover)
I suppose I could have called in the whole of the Army, but what was the use All I had to do was call in Main Street itself. View quote
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Engineering is a great profession. There is the satisfaction of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realisation in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings homes to men or women. Then it elevates the standard of living and adds to the comforts of life. This is the engineer's high privilege. View quote
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We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. The poorhouse is vanishing from among us. We have not yet reached the goal, but given a chance to go forward with the policies of the last eight years, and [sic] we shall soon with the help of God be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this Nation. View quote
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The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage. Our people have more to eat, better things to wear, and better homes. View quote
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