Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Almost every locality in the country has reported now that it can take care of its own."

"In the recommendations that I have laid before Congress and in the organizations created in the last few months there is a very definite rounded program for turning the tide of deflation and starting ..."

"Now, the major steps that we have to take are domestic."

"I'm confident that in restoring these institutions to their normal functioning we will see a revival in employment in new construction."