All Herbert Hoover Quotes
- No public man can be just a little crooked. There is no such thing as a no-man's land between honesty and dishonesty. Crooked
- The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies. Balanced
- We are now speeding down the road of wasteful spending and debt, and unless we can escape we will be smashed in inflation. Debt
- Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination. Abuse
- There is no more cruel illusion than that war makes a people richer. Cruel
- We cannot change ideas in the minds of men and races with machine guns or battle ships. Battle
- One of the primary necessities of the world for the maintenance of peace is the elimination of the frictions which arise from competitive armament. Arise
- Truly every generation discovers the world all new again and knows it can improve it. All
- The advancement of knowledge must be translated into increasing health and education for the children. Advancement
- Every generation has the right to build its own world out of the materials of the past, cemented by the hopes of the future. Build
- Children are the most wholesome part of the race, the sweetest, for they are the freshest from the hand of god. Children
- National character cannot be built by law. It is the sum of the moral fiber of its individuals. Built
- Many women are now holding posts of grave responsibility in city and country and state and nation, and their number must be greatly increased. Cities
- It is obvious that while science is struggling to bring Heaven to earth some men are using its materials in the construction of Hell. Bring
- Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution. American
- It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan… Add
- 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… Acts
- Our social and economic system cannot march toward better days unless it is inspired by things of the Spirit. It is here that the higher… Better
- Our strength lies in spiritual concepts. It lies in public sensitivities to evil. Our greatest danger is not from invading armies. Our dangers are that… Armies
- Baseball is the greatest of all team sports. All
- I pride myself on being one of the oldest fans. I can certainly count up about seventy years of devotion. Baseball
- 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… Balls
- I returned to the white House after midnight more depressed than ever before. I had long since arranged to attend the World Series in Philadelphia… Arranged
- I SEND YOU MY HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS UPON BEGINNING THE THIRTIETH YEAR OF YOUR GREAT CAREER AS MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS, IN WHICH YOU… Baseball
- I want more runs in baseball itself. When you were raised on a sandlot, where the scores ran twenty-three to sixty-one, you yearn for something… Any