Political Quotes

Herbert Hoover

The Public Record

Jan 4, 1932

There is nothing in respect to the American Army of any consequence.

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Jan 4, 1932

There is every reason for expectation of very prompt action on the emergency program.

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Jan 4, 1932

It is most gratifying to see such interest in acquainting officials and citizens with the findings of the nation-wide study and the Conference in Washington, and effective efforts to translate the principles of the Children's Charter into…

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Jan 4, 1932

So that on that basis the American Army is about the size required or the size enunciated at least in Europe as the necessity for maintenance of internal order.

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Jan 4, 1932

The American Army, together with all of the reserves--National Guard and other forms of reserve--on the basis of valuation which was established by the technical committees dealing with this problem, does not work out at more than one…

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Jan 4, 1932

My dear Governor Adams: I shall appreciate it if you will present my cordial greetings to the Colorado White House Conference on Child Health and Protection.

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Jan 4, 1932

I trust that this pioneer Lighthouse may increasingly shed rays of helpfulness and happiness into the lives of its beneficiaries.

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Jan 4, 1932

The Conference, as you know, is more concerned with land armaments than it is with naval armament, and from the point of view of land armament the United States is per capita the least armed of any of the great nations.

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Jan 4, 1932

We must remember that all of those emergency measures are extremely complicated, and there is a great deal of detail to be worked out, and necessarily it cannot be done in 48 hours.

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Jan 4, 1932

I have been very much gratified at the reception that the message I sent yesterday had both in the press and in the Congress, and the congressional committees are deeply engrossed in those measures, and I am anticipating expeditious action.

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Jan 4, 1932

In congratulating the New York Association for the Blind on its 25th anniversary I also congratulate the thousands of men, women and children to whom its ministrations have brought kindly care, training, employment, confidence and courage.

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