Herbert Hoover said "The unparalleled rise of America has not been the result of riches in lands, forests, or mines; it sprung from the ideas and ideals which liberated minds and stimulated the spirits of men." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 18, 1931

The unparalleled rise of America has not been the result of riches in lands, forests, or mines; it sprung from the ideas and ideals which liberated minds and stimulated the spirits of men.

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Herbert Hoover

Republican · California

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Editor's note · Context

Address on the 150th Anniversary of the Surrender of General Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia.

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