Herbert Hoover actually said...

"This combination of the warm heart and the cool head in action is a perpetual source of just pride to the American people, for it represents them at their best."

"THE RED CROSS is one of the most beautiful flowers of the American spirit and the American democracy."

"By its very purpose it compels the respect for its own flag and its own passports."

"It is as truly theirs as the flag or the public school."