Herbert Hoover actually said...

It is from too much emphasis on 'government of the people' that we get the fundamental confusion that government, since it can correct much abuse, can also create righteousness.

Context

Letter to Dr. William O. Thompson, President Emeritus of Ohio State University.

01/11/1930

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