The first step toward being a good citizen is to achieve economic independence.
Herbert Hoover: “The first step toward being a good citizen is to achieve economic independence.”
On the recordMarch 12, 1930
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Message Commending the National Urban League on Its Job Training Efforts for Negroes.
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