Quotes from Herbert Hoover
The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.
— Herbert Hoover
Older men declare war, but it is the youth that must fight and die.
— Herbert Hoover
The United States fully accepts the profound truth that our own progress, prosperity, and peace are interlocked with the progress, prosperity, and peace of all humanity.
— Herbert Hoover
When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it.
— Herbert Hoover
Fishing is more than fish; it is the vitalizing lure to outdoor life.
— Herbert Hoover
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.
— Herbert Hoover
The imperative need of this nation at all times is the leadership of Uncommon Men or Women.
— Herbert Hoover
America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
— Herbert Hoover
Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate. (on the birth of his granddaughter)
— Herbert Hoover
The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus every boy is a challenge to his elders.
— Herbert Hoover
Children are the most wholesome part of the race, the sweetest, for they are the freshest from the hand of god.
— Herbert Hoover
This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.
— Herbert Hoover