Herbert Hoover actually said...

"If present tendencies are allowed to continue unchecked, there is no telling where the movement will stop."

"I do say that I consider some such program essential in the public interest, and that the carrying out of such a program does not admit of delay."

"I am glad to announce that the Governor of Missouri has informed me that the State of Missouri is completing its organization to care for its unemployed."

"The following States in addition to Missouri have indicated their ability to undertake their own problem: Rhode Island, Indiana, Michigan, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, California, West Virginia, a..."