Political Quotes

On the recordApril 26, 1931
It is possible, indeed, that this chapter of history, instead of being written wholly in terms of darkness and despair, may yet be recorded as the turning point in great social and economic progress.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Address to the Gridiron Club.

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