Herbert Hoover actually said...

No man can doubt the character and idealism of men who have gone into the trenches in defense of their country.

We can carry our present expenditures without jeopardy to national stability. We cannot carry more without grave national risks.

It is hereby ordered that the following-described vacant public lands, which are situated on either side of or upon islands in the Mississip...

He was a great educator and was a scholarly contributor to science, to the advancement of education and to thought upon public questions.