My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village,…

Quote by Herbert Hoover

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Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

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

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

Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices...

Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices...

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.

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

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...

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts...

The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts...

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep...

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep...

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.

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return...

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return...

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,...

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

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

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...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Brown's Body was a step in...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Brown's Body was a step in...

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...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

We're in a fight for our principles and our first responsibility is to live by...

We're in a fight for our principles and our first responsibility is to live by...

It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars...

It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars...

War challenges virtually every other institution of society-the justice and equity of its economy, the...

War challenges virtually every other institution of society-the justice and equity of its economy, the...