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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 · 1929–19323,180 total · peak 1931 (1235)
1929: 764 quotes1930: 740 quotes1931: 1,235 quotes1932: 441 quotes
Jun 19, 1930

The store of the world's knowledge may not be priced in money, for money we make and spend, but knowledge remains always with the race.

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Jun 19, 1930

Great explorers, therefore, do not merely add to the sum of human knowledge, but also they add immensely to the sum of human inspiration.

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Jun 19, 1930

Upon what authorization of law, constitutional or statutory, expressed or implied, does the State Department base its right either to approve or disapprove investment securities offered for sale in the money markets of the United States by…

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Jun 19, 1930

By what sanction of law, constitutional or statutory, does the State Department assume the right to direct the action of the Federal Reserve Board or banks with respect to their lawful powers concerning the business of banking in foreign…

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Jun 19, 1930

Please present my cordial greetings to the National Conference on State Parks and my deep appreciation of their service

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Jun 19, 1930

I would like to have a little more inspiration from your side on things I can talk about.

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Jun 19, 1930

That just came in brand new. It is an unpleasant reminder of pleasant things.

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Jun 17, 1930

Civilized society depends in ever increasing degree upon the spirit of inquiry and the utilization of scientific truth.

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Jun 17, 1930

The imagination is stirred by the ever-widening field of knowledge and its practical application in the multiplying instruments of service to mankind.

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Jun 17, 1930

The administration has every confidence that Dwight W. Morrow will be the next United States Senator from New Jersey

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Jun 17, 1930

The details of this proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its submission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the gadget transmitted…

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Jun 17, 1930

I SEND cordial greetings to those present at the 'American Hour' of the World Power Conference in Berlin.

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Jun 17, 1930

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Treasury Department for enforcement of narcotic and national prohibition acts.

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Jun 17, 1930

Those who serve this cause serve the best interests of the race.

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Jun 17, 1930

THE PRESIDENT and the administration will give every support to the Republican nominee in New Jersey

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Jun 15, 1930

A large portion of the items are always adjusted with good judgment, but it is bound to contain some inequalities and inequitable compromises.

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Jun 15, 1930

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 4921 dated June 29, 1928, withdrawing among other lands the public lands in T. 25 N., R. 7 E., Michigan meridian, Michigan, pending a resurvey, be, and the same is hereby, revoked as to said…

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Jun 15, 1930

Nothing would contribute to retard business recovery more than this continued agitation.

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Jun 15, 1930

Without a workable flexible provision we would require even more frequent congressional tariff revision than during the past.

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Jun 15, 1930

This tariff law is like all other tariff legislation, whether framed primarily upon a protective or a revenue basis.

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Jun 15, 1930

By virtue of the authority vested in me by law the tract of land hereinafter described, to be known as the Cerro Tigre Ordnance Depot, situated in the Canal Zone, is hereby set apart and assigned to the uses and purposes of a military…

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Jun 15, 1930

Certainly no President, with his other duties, can pretend to make that exhaustive determination of the complex facts which surround each of those 3,300 items.

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Jun 15, 1930

I believe that the flexible provisions can within reasonable time remedy inequalities.

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Jun 15, 1930

Thereby the means are established for objective and judicial review of these rates upon principles laid down by the Congress, free from pressures inherent in legislative action.

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