Herbert Clark Hoover Browse All Authors Top 10 quotes by Herbert Clark Hoover It is a curious fact that when we get sick we want an uncommon doctor... When we get into a war, we dreadfully want an uncommon admiral and an uncommon general. Only when we get into politics are we content with the common man. Herbert Clark Hoover Blessed are the young, for they will inherit the national debt. Herbert Clark Hoover Children are our most valuable natural resource. Herbert Clark Hoover I'm the only person of distinction who's ever had a depression named for him. Herbert Clark Hoover 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. Herbert Clark Hoover No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. Herbert Clark Hoover Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a world-wide depression all by myself. Herbert Clark Hoover There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing. Herbert Clark Hoover When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. Herbert Clark Hoover Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as in knowing what to do next. Herbert Clark Hoover
