Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 15, 1931
The work in behalf of children is so intimately a part of the life of the people that its control and direction need to be kept very close to them.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Letter to Governor Harry G. Leslie About the Indiana Conference on Child Health and Protection.

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