Herbert Hoover actually said...

Where people divest themselves of local government responsibilities they at once lay the foundation for the destruction of their liberties.

Radio Address on Lincoln's Birthday.

02/11/1931

More Herbert Hoover Quotes

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

A woman founded the Red Cross and a woman has enlarged its usefulness.

But the greater glory of the Red Cross belongs to the people themselves.

Mrs. Amy Cowing may be appointed as a clerk-typist in the Department of Agriculture without reference to the provisions of the civil-service...