All Herbert Hoover Quotes
- The recognition of Russia on November 16, 1933, started forces which were to have considerable influence in the attempt to collectivize the United States. Attempt
- My boyhood ambition was to be able to earn my own living, without the help of anybody, anywhere, Able
- True American Liberalism utterly denies the whole creed of socialism. American
- The structure of human betterment cannot be built upon foundations of materialism or business, but upon the bedrock of individual character in free men and… Bedrock
- I believe not only that religious faith will be victorious, but that it is vital to humankind that it shall be. We may differ in… Argue
- A boy has two jobs. One is just being a boy. The other is growing up to be a man. Boy
- 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… Action
- 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… Conscience
- Man is still by instinct a predatory animal given to devilish aggression. The discoveries of science have immensely increased productivity of material things. They have… Aggression
- 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… Boy
- We do not need to burn down the house to kill the rats Burn
- We have learned that social injustice is the destruction of justice itself. Destruction
- The course of unbalanced budgets is the road to ruin Budgets
- Lewis Strauss is one of my best friends. Best
- I outlived the bastards. Bastards
- I am firmly opposed to the government entering into any business the major purpose of which is competition with our citizens... for the Federal Government… American
- In its broad aspects, the proper feeding of children revolves around a public recognition of the interdependence of the human animal upon his cattle. The… Animal
- In the large sense the primary cause of the Great Depression was the war of 1914-1918. Without the war there would have been no depression… Been
- All men are equal before fish. All
- Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt. Amusing
- About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends. Business
- Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. Death
- 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
- When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. Government
- 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… Action