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."

"But if these blots were other than exceptions, this nation would not have swept to a mightier and mightier destiny every year since the Independence."

"When we look back over history we see the periods of either moral, social, economic, or political stagnation while the truth was en route and some variety of demagoguery occupied the scene."

"The White House has no interest in the question, which is one of parliamentary procedure, and desires only expedition of legislation and will adapt itself entirely to the wishes of the House leaders i..."