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On the recordJanuary 11, 1930
Our great American experiment has demonstrated that the people will of their own initiative take care of progress if the government can remove abuse and help put the signs on the road, stimulation to all of which is part of the job of Presidents.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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

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