Political Quotes

On the recordMay 16, 1932
Not only French pioneering enterprise, but also French culture, have profoundly influenced American history and American thought.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Message to the Lafayette College Conference on the French Backgrounds of American Civilization.

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