Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 13, 1929
The greatest catastrophe that could come to our country is that administration policies or legislation or voluntary movements shall be encouraged or enacted upon the basis of emotion, not upon facts and reason.
Said by
Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Address to the Gridiron Club.

Share

More from Herbert Hoover

Jun 21, 1932

The armaments of the world have grown up in general mutual relation to each other.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Jun 21, 1932

I propose that the treaty number and tonnage of battleships shall be reduced by one-third.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Jun 22, 1932

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36; U.S. Code, title 16, sec. 473), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that lands within the Toiyabe National Forest…

presidency.ucsb.edu
Jun 23, 1932

The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its transmission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget transmitted herewith, with whose comments and observations…

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation