When the war closed we were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individualism and a European philosophy of diametrically opposed doctrines - doctrines of paternalism and state socialism

Quote by Herbert Hoover

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

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...

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...

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of...

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Browns Body was a step in...

What this country needs is a great poem. John Browns Body was a step in...

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

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 youth that must fight and die.

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

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...

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...

Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.

Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.

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...

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...

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...

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.

With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the...

With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the...