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Herbert Hoover

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Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1933. A member of the Republican Party, Hoover was born in Iowa but later moved to California. Before his presidency, he served as the Secretary of Commerce from 1921 to 1928, where he focused on promoting economic growth and efficiency. Hoover was also known for his humanitarian efforts during World War I, leading relief efforts in Europe and earning a reputation as a skilled administrator.

Quotes by year · 192919323,183 total · peak 1931 (1235)
1929: 765 quotes1930: 742 quotes1931: 1,235 quotes1932: 441 quotes
Feb 26, 1932

Army Day gives the nation an opportunity to express grateful appreciation to those who exposed their lives to the dangers of the battlefield and those who fell in defense of our national ideals.

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Feb 26, 1932

The fine spirit of patriotic nonpartisanship shown in carrying out the emergency program is, I know, appreciated by the whole country.

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Feb 26, 1932

The gradual credit contraction during the past 8 months arising indirectly from causes originating in foreign countries and continued domestic deflation, but more directly from hoarding, has been unquestionably the major factor in…

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Feb 25, 1932

These reforms ought to result, if enacted, in the saving of a good many million of dollars of creditors and bankrupts and in a great deal of direct economies in the administration of justice.

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Feb 25, 1932

The Bankruptcy Act has proved to be defective and to allow a great many loopholes for exploitation of both the bankrupt and the creditors-a great deal of injustice on both sides.

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Feb 25, 1932

Two years ago I directed a searching investigation by the Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce into the whole condition in bankruptcy administration.

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Feb 24, 1932

It is unlawful within this reservation to hunt, trap, capture, willfully disturb, or kill any wild animal or bird of any kind whatever, to take or destroy the nests or eggs of any wild bird, to occupy or use any part of the reservation, or…

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Feb 24, 1932

Warning is given to all persons not to commit any of the acts herein enumerated, under the penalties prescribed by sections 106, 107, and 145 of chapter 4, title 18, United States Code, or by section 10 of the Migratory Bird Conservation…

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Feb 24, 1932

Executive Order No. 3672, dated May 8, 1922, reserving certain therein-described land in Alaska for town-site purposes, is hereby revoked, in so far as it applies to tract 32, containing 140.24 acres, shown on a supplemental plat of…

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Feb 24, 1932

The lands involved are an addition to the Long Lake Migratory Bird Refuge, which is being acquired under authority of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929.

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