Herbert Hoover actually said...

"I have even searched through the intimate history of my predecessors since George Washington, endeavoring earnestly to discover remedies, antidotes, sedatives, irritants, stimulants, and experience."

"My conception of government leads me to the firm conviction that we have arrived at a time in our history, because of the increasing complexity of our civilization and the delicacy of its adjustments,..."

"Some people become impatient with the length of debate."

"It is my belief that this is a vital means of government by the people and for the people, now that the people have ceased to live the simple life."