Quotes from Herbert Hoover

The American system of rugged individualism.

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

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

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

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

When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.

A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage

A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus.

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

Engineering is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realisation in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings homes to men or women. Then it elevates the standard of living and adds to the comforts of life. This is the engineer's high privilege.

Honest differences of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy making among free men.

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, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope.

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

We have not yet reached the goal but.. we shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty shall be banished from this nation.

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

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.

Children are our greatest natural resource.

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

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

All men are equal before fish.

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

The only problem with capitalism is the capitalists.

Be patient and calm; no one can catch fish in anger.

There are things in the world that cannot be brought about. There are mistakes that cannot be repaired. But there is one thing sure -- that loyalty and friendship are the most precious possessions a man can have.