Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury. Herbert Hoover More Quotes by Herbert Hoover More Quotes From Herbert Hoover Reports to the Surgeon General represent the final word upon the efficient and devoted sense of responsibility of our people in this obligation to our fellow citizens. Overwhelmingly they confirm the fact that the general mortality rate, infant mortality rate, epidemics, the disease rate - are less than in normal times. There is but one explanation. That is, that through an aroused sense of public responsibility, those in destitution and their children are receiving actually more adequate care than even in normal times. Herbert Hoover epidemics responsibility children Bless the children, for the national debt is theirs. Herbert Hoover bless debt children I outlived the bastards. Herbert Hoover We have not yet reached the goal but.. we shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty shall be banished from this nation. Herbert Hoover vanishing goal sight Lewis Strauss is one of my best friends. Herbert Hoover last-words my-best-friend The greatness of America has grown out of a political and social system and a method of control of economic forces distinctly its own - our American system. Herbert Hoover greatness history america Liberalism should be found not striving to spread bureaucracy but striving to set bounds to it. True liberalism seeks all legitimate freedom first in the confident belief that without such freedom the pursuit of all other blessings and benefits is vain. That belief is the foundation of all American progress, political as well as economic. Herbert Hoover progress political blessing 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 Hoover hair men years My boyhood ambition was to be able to earn my own living, without the help of anybody, anywhere. Herbert Hoover boyhood able ambition Menaced by collectivist trends, we must seek revival of our strength in the spiritual foundations which are the bedrock of our republic. Democracy is the outgrowth of the religious conviction of the sacredness of every human life. On the religious side, its highest embodiment is the Bible; on the political side, the Constitution. Herbert Hoover political religious spiritual Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are aftermath of war. Herbert Hoover My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope. Herbert Hoover A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage Herbert Hoover About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends. Herbert Hoover About the time we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends. Herbert Hoover Engineering is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realisation in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings homes to men or women. Then it elevates the standard of living and adds to the comforts of life. This is the engineer's high privilege. Herbert Hoover Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy making among free men. Herbert Hoover Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war. Herbert Hoover Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next. Herbert Hoover The engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force. Herbert Hoover know economic force people
