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Herbert Hoover: Indeed, these are the fundamental principles upon which our Government was founded, and they are the principles which…

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Indeed, these are the fundamental principles upon which our Government was founded, and they are the principles which have been adhered to in the whole development of our business structure, and they are the distillation of the common sense of generations.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Hoover reflects on the foundational principles of government that have guided its development over time.

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