Political Quotes

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
Apr 14, 1929

Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to commit any of the acts herein enumerated under the penalties prescribed by Sections 52, 53, and 84, as amended April 15, 1924, of the United States Penal Code, and the Alaska game law…

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Apr 12, 1929

Fishing is the only labor or recreation open to a President in which both the press and the public are prepared to concede privacy.

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Apr 12, 1929

It never has been and ought not to be the policy of the United States to intervene by force to secure or maintain contracts between our citizens and foreign states or their citizens.

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Apr 12, 1929

Ours is a government by opinion and the press is the most important part of that process.

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Apr 12, 1929

If the President will allow himself to be quoted as saying that there are 49,200,000 cows in the United States, that appears to be exciting news.

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Apr 12, 1929

Our form of government can succeed only by cooperation--not only by cooperation within the administrative arm of the Government and cooperation with Congress, but also by cooperation with the press, cooperation with business, and the…

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Apr 12, 1929

It appears to expect me to perform two separate duties, which occasionally in some degree seem to conflict.

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Apr 12, 1929

I owe to them a larger obligation for the courtesy of these dinners for over 17 years.

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Apr 12, 1929

The ideal solution, of course, would be to excite the press without exciting the country.

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Apr 12, 1929

I sometimes wonder how our country can earn its living so arduously and successfully and at the same time do all the reading that it seems to do.

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Apr 12, 1929

It is the right and duty of Congress to investigate and formulate legislation.

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Apr 12, 1929

I am well aware of the difficulties of a program of close cooperation.

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