Political Quotes

Herbert Hoover

The Public Record

Jul 23, 1929

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 3815, issued April 9, 1923, under authority of the act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 847) as amended by the act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497) temporarily withdrawing the N½ SW¼ and SW¼ SW¼…

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Jul 22, 1929

In the matter of Army outlay, I am in agreement with the Secretary of War to set up within the General Staff a commission of leading Army officers to reconsider our whole Army program, to see what services and other outlays have become…

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Jul 22, 1929

We hope to save materially on naval expenditures by international agreement on naval arms.

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Jul 22, 1929

The American people should understand that current expenditure on strictly military activities of the Army and Navy constitutes the largest military budget of any nation in the world today and at a time when there is less real danger of…

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Jul 22, 1929

Our whole situation is certainly modified by the Kellogg Pact.

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Jul 22, 1929

The hope of tax reduction lies in large degree in our ability to economize on the military and naval expenditure and still maintain adequate defense.

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Jul 19, 1929

BY INVENTING the electric lamp Mr. Edison did vastly more than provide a new lamp.

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Jul 19, 1929

He removed an untold burden of toil from the backs of men and women for all time.

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