Herbert Hoover actually said...

The country should not be called upon, however, either directly or indirectly, to support or make loans to those who can by their own efforts support themselves.

Context

Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee About the Emergency Adjusted Compensation Bill.

02/17/1931

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