Political Quotes

On the recordJune 27, 1930
Our task is to give every child the opportunity to grow up with a healthy body, a trained mind, a disciplined character, a cheerful faith in himself and a devotion to our form of government.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the National Education Association Convention

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