What this country needs is a great poem. John Browns Body was a step in the right direction. Ive read it once, and Im reading it again. But its too long to do what I mean. You cant thrill people…

Quote by Herbert Hoover

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In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among...

In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl,...

Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive...

Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive...

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts...

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts...

You will expect me to discuss the late election. Well, as nearly as I can...

You will expect me to discuss the late election. Well, as nearly as I can...

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

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

Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be...

Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be...

About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have...

No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have...

We have not yet reached the goal but... we shall soon, with the help of...

We have not yet reached the goal but... we shall soon, with the help of...

The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage.

The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage.

In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other...

In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other...

About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

When the war closed we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system...

When the war closed we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system...

Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be...

Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be...

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer...

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer...

Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing...

Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing...

Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and...

Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and...

This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.

This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.

The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the...

The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the...