Herbert Hoover Quotes
The 31st President of the United States (1929-1933).
(1874 - 1964)
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A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus.
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About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
[Business]
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All men are equal before fish.
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America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
[America]
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Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
[Blessed]
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Children are our most valuable natural resource.
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Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.
[Competition]
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Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.
[Action]
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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.
[Sports]
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Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.
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Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.
[History]
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I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.
[History]
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If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.
[Law]
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In America today we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than in any land. The poorhouse has vanished from amongst us.
[Poverty]
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It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.
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It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
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It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war.
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Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.
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Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe.
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My country ... gave me schooling, independence of action and opportunity for service. ... I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay.
[Forgiveness]
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