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Herbert Hoover: When we look back over history we see the periods of either moral, social, economic, or political stagnation while the…

On the recordJanuary 11, 1930
When we look back over history we see the periods of either moral, social, economic, or political stagnation while the truth was en route and some variety of demagoguery occupied the scene.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Dr. William O. Thompson, President Emeritus of Ohio State University.

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