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Herbert Hoover: “Even though many may not actually enter public life, it would be strange if they did not benefit from a thorough…”

On the recordFebruary 21, 1930
Even though many may not actually enter public life, it would be strange if they did not benefit from a thorough understanding of the problems of government and of our relation to other peoples.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message on the Establishment of a School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University

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