Herbert Hoover actually said...

"No incident and no part in these great events, which have echoed and reechoed throughout the world for a century and a half, can be separated from the name and the dominant leadership of George Washin..."

"It is an occasion for looking back to our past, for taking stock of our present and, in the light of both, setting the compass for our future."

"Slander fell harmless before him, sham hung its head in shame, folly did not risk to look him in the face, corruption slunk from his presence, cowardice dared not show its quaking knees."

"Individuals who use the facilities of the exchange for such purposes are not contributing to the recovery of the United States."