There is no more cruel illusion than that war makes a people richer. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
We cannot change ideas in the minds of men and races with machine guns or battle ships. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When the war closed we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individualism and a European philosophy… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
One of the primary necessities of the world for the maintenance of peace is the elimination of the frictions which arise from… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
I dare predict that the influence of the Treaty of Renunciation of War will be felt in a large proportion of all… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
In the large sense the primary cause of the Great Depression was the war of 1914-1918. Without the war there would have… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“Of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the one named War has gone - at least for a while. But Famine, Pestilence… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Fishing is a constant reminder of the democracy of life, of humility, and of human frailty. The forces of nature discriminate for no man. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
The human animal originally came from out-of-doors. When spring begins to move in his bones, he just must get out again. Moreover, as civilization,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Somebody has inquired as to whether I will be going to the opening baseball game. I hope to have that pleasure. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
It is always possible that occasional individuals may have overstepped the law and humanity in treatment of criminals and those charged with crime, and… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
One of the primary necessities of the world for the maintenance of peace is the elimination of the frictions which arise from competitive armament. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
Man is still by instinct a predatory animal given to devilish aggression. The discoveries of science have immensely increased productivity of material things. They… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“Leadership cannot be created synthetically. Men must be what they were made by the Almighty or the American people will find them out in… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
