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
Oct 11, 1931

I wonder at times that they maintain the vigilance and courage they do against the odds with which they have to contend.

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Oct 11, 1931

The police by instinct are the enemies of gang activities, robberies, holdups, and ruthless murder.

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Oct 11, 1931

In the United States a major responsibility rests upon the shoulders of our Chiefs of Police.

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Oct 11, 1931

There is a sentimentalism in some people which makes popular heroes out of criminals which needs replacement by a sentimentalism that makes a popular hero of the policeman for the courage and devotion he shows in protection of our citizens.

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Oct 11, 1931

If the police had the vigilant, universal backing of public opinion in their communities, if they had the implacable support of the prosecuting authorities and the courts, if our criminal laws in their endeavor to protect the innocent did…

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Oct 11, 1931

The Chiefs of Police occupy a position of high command in that service.

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Oct 9, 1931

The importance of high standards of product and professional practice in pharmacy may well be more generally recognized, and Pharmacy Week is a commendable educational effort to that end.

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Oct 9, 1931

I EXTEND to you and your fellow countrymen my sincere felicitations on this anniversary of the Republic of China.

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Oct 7, 1931

There could be no greater step taken in the prevention of war itself.

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Oct 6, 1931

The real estate people have been suggesting a central mortgage rediscount bank as a permanent institution but that committee is not in agreement and have not completed their arguments.

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