You cannot tell a poor boy from a small country town on the plains of South Dakota who has had the opportunity to be a teacher, a mayor, a senator, and a vice president, that America is not a nation of promise. Hubert H. Humphrey More Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey More Quotes From Hubert H. Humphrey Equality means equality for all - no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits. Hubert H. Humphrey limitswisdommean Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society. Hubert H. Humphrey pollutionaffluencesociety I believe that each of us can make a difference. That what is wrong can be made right. That people possess the basic wisdom and goodness to govern themselves without conflict. Hubert H. Humphrey differenceswisdombelieve We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom. Hubert H. Humphrey laworderpeople As we begin to comprehend that the earth itself is a kind of manned spaceship hurtling through the infinity of space ~ it will seem increasingly absurd that we have not better organized the life of the human family. Hubert H. Humphrey spacenaturelife This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us. Hubert H. Humphrey motivationalpositiveinspirational People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can't pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as exotic but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free. Hubert H. Humphrey growing-upstrongchildren The history of the labor movement needs to be taught in every school in this land. America is a living testimonial to what free men and women, organized in free democratic trade unions can do to make a better life. We ought to be proud of it! Hubert H. Humphrey landmenschool Our opposition will never understand the Democratic Party. Our Party is--to the unpracticed eyes of the old Republican Tories--a mysterious contraption that usually seems to be moving in a thousand directions. What they don't know is what hurts them. For all that movement in the Democratic Party is caused by the internal combustion of creative ferment, of ideas, of people vigorously committed to the proposition that change and social progress are not only to be desired; they are necessities of twentieth-century America. Hubert H. Humphrey partyhurtmoving The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. Hubert H. Humphrey politicsessencepast We should have learnt by now that laws and court decisions can only point the way. They can establish criteria of right and wrong. And they can provide a basis for rooting out the evils of bigotry and racism. But they cannot wipe away centuries of oppression and injustice - however much we might desire it. Hubert H. Humphrey racismshould-havelaw The good old days were never that good, believe me. The good new days are today, and better days are coming tomorrow. Our greatest songs are still unsung. Hubert H. Humphrey songbelievenew-day Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new. Hubert H. Humphrey changelifetravel More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute. Hubert H. Humphrey executionprogressperfection If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. Hubert H. Humphrey fightingwisdombelieve What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it. Hubert H. Humphrey usapatrioticcountry The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. Hubert H. Humphrey familygovernmentfriendship There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness. Hubert H. Humphrey chimneyswildernessthinking The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible. Hubert H. Humphrey governmentgunamerica 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. Hubert H. Humphrey independentfreedomgun
