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People Quotes by Herbert Hoover
- If America is to be run by the people, it is the people who must think. And we do not need to put on sackcloth…
- I am interested to learn that a group of distinguished men and women is to be formed to spread knowledge and appreciation of the rehabilitation…
- There is no more cruel illusion than that war makes a people richer.
- 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…
- Twenty million people are starving. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!
- You cannot extend the mastery of government over the daily life of a people without somewhere making it master of people's souls and thoughts.... Every…
- Lots of people committed crimes during the year who would not have done so if they had been fishing. The increase of crime is among…
- The spiritual uplift, the goodwill, cheerfulness and optimism that accompanies every expedition to the outdoors is the peculiar spirit that our people need in times…
- The people have a vital interest in the conservation of their natural resources; in the prevention of wasteful practices.
- I can at once refute the statement that the people of the West object to conservation of oil resources. They know that there is a…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
- In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited.
- Twenty million people are starving [in Russia]. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!
- What this country needs is a great poem. John Brown's Body was a step in the right direction. I've read it once, and I'm reading…
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- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
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- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle