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Herbert Hoover: “A race is fortunate that can contribute a voice calling to order and to conscience in the world which shall be heard…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 1932
A race is fortunate that can contribute a voice calling to order and to conscience in the world which shall be heard above the froth and immaterial substance of everyday life.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Radio Address on Lincoln's Birthday.

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