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

Quote by Herbert Hoover

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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...

Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental...

Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who...

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who...

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...

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people...

America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.

America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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.

It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath...

It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath...