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. (Herbert Hoover)

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.

Herbert Hoover

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