My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down. Hubert H. Humphrey More Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey More Quotes From Hubert H. Humphrey It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert H. Humphrey twilightlifechildren The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly. Hubert H. Humphrey elderlydawnchildren Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. Hubert H. Humphrey compassionkindnessinspirational The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. Hubert H. Humphrey christmaslovefriendship Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. This is not to say that firearms should not be very carefully used and that definite safety rules of precaution should not be taught and enforced. But the right of citizens to bear arms is just one more guarantee against arbitrary government, and one more safeguard against tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible. Hubert H. Humphrey governmentgunamerica The way we treat our children in the dawn of their lives and the way we treat our elderly in the twilight of their lives is a measure of the quality of a nation. Hubert H. Humphrey elderlytwilightchildren When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied. Hubert H. Humphrey povertydignitypersons To err is human. To blame someone else is politics. Hubert H. Humphrey blame-someonepoliticspolitical Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. Hubert H. Humphrey anvilsgovernmentpresident Never give in and never give up. Hubert H. Humphrey never-give-ingiving-uppolitical There is no such thing as an acceptable level of unemployment, because hunger is not acceptable, poverty is not acceptable, poor health is not acceptable, and a ruined life is not acceptable. Hubert H. Humphrey unemploymentlevelswisdom When we say, 'One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all', we are talking about all people. We either ought to believe it or quit saying it . Hubert H. Humphrey justice-for-allwisdombelieve The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. Hubert H. Humphrey life-and-lovefreedommotivational It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. Hubert H. Humphrey motivationalpositiveinspirational Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as some kind of melting pot, taking men and women from every part of the world and converting them into standardized, homogenized Americans. We are, I think, much more mature and wise today. Just as we welcome a world of diversity, so we glory in an America of diversity -- an America all the richer for the many different and distinctive strands of which it is woven. Hubert H. Humphrey wisementhinking There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything. Hubert H. Humphrey defeatdifferenceswisdom The measure of a civilization is how it treats those at the dawn of life, the margins of life and the twilight of life. Hubert H. Humphrey dawntwilightcivilization There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. Hubert H. Humphrey hippierightsyears Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. Hubert H. Humphrey humorsuccessfulmother Equality means equality for all - no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits. Hubert H. Humphrey limitswisdommean
