herbert hoover

“ Wisdom of times consists of knowing what to do next. ”

“ Sportsmanship, next to the Church, is the greatest teacher of morals. ”

“ Once upon a time my opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself. ”

“ Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. ”

“ Prosperity is just around the corner. ”

“ Governments know that the life of the world cannot be saved if the soul of the world is allowed to be lost. ”

“ The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies. ”

“ Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. ”

“ The supreme purpose of history is a better world. ”

“ There are some principles that cannot be compromised. Either we shall have a society based upon ordered liberty and the initiative of the individual, or we shall have a planned society that means dictation no matter what you call it or who does it. There is no half-way ground. They cannot be mixed. ”