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Herbert Hoover: Of this, however, we are sure: Our system, based upon the ideals of individual initiative and of equality of…

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Of this, however, we are sure: Our system, based upon the ideals of individual initiative and of equality of opportunity, is not an artificial thing.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Hoover expresses confidence in the American system rooted in individual initiative and equality of opportunity.

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