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Herbert Hoover Biography

Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. A Republican, as Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s he introduced themes of efficiency in the business community and provided government support for standardization, efficiency and international trade. As president from 1929 to 1933, his domestic programs were overshadowed by the onset of the Great Depression. Hoover was defeated in a landslide election in 1932 by Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt. After this loss, Hoover became staunchly conservative, and advocated against Roosevelt's New Deal policies.

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Truly every generation discovers the world all new again and knows it can improve it.

Generation, Generations, Knows, World, Youth

Progress will march if we hold an abiding faith in the intelligence, the initiative, the character, the courage, and the divine touch in the individual. We can safeguard these ends if we give to each individual that opportunity for which the spirit of America stands.

Abiding Faith, Character, Give, Individual, Initiative, Opportunity

Many women are now holding posts of grave responsibility in city and country and state and nation, and their number must be greatly increased.

Cities, Country, Grave, Posts, Responsibility, State

Presidents cannot always kick evil-minded persons out of the front door. Such persons are often selected by the electors to represent them.

Doors, Evil, Front, Kick, President, Presidents

The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.

Presidential, Economics, Should, Taxes, Balanced, Budget

The fundamental business of the country, that is production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.

Commodities, Country, Distribution, Fundamentals, Prosperous, Sound

We have learned that social injustice is the destruction of justice itself.

Justice, Presidential, Social, Destruction, Injustice

I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite the set-backs caused by the disorders there during the last few years, I have been heartened by the progress which has been made and by the remarkable accomplishments of the Jewish settlers in that country.

Country, Home, Israel, Numerous, Occasions, Remarkable

The outlook of the world today is for the greatest era of commercial expansion in history. The rest of the world will become better customers.

Become, Era, Expansion, History, Today, World

The structure of human betterment cannot be built upon foundations of materialism or business, but upon the bedrock of individual character in free men and women.

Built, Character, Foundation, Free, Men

American business needs a lifting purpose greater than the struggle of materialism.

American, Business, Lifting, Needs, Struggle

An ideal is an unselfish aspiration. Its purpose is the general welfare not only of this but of future generations. It is a thing of the spirit. It is a generous and humane desire that all men may share equally in a common good. Our ideals are the cement, which binds human society.

Binds, Desire, General, Generations, Men, Society

Prosperity is no idle expression. It is a job for every worker; it is the safety and safeguard of very business and every home. A continuation of the policies of the Republican party is fundamentally necessary to the future advancement of this progress and to the further building up of this prosperity.

Further, Home, Jobs, Necessary, Party

The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.

Allotted, Deduct, Fishing, Hours, Men

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

Government, Honor, Lack, Morals, People, Political

To go fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of sun on blue water. It brings meekness and inspiration from the decency of nature, charity toward tackle-makers, patience toward fish, a mockery of profits and egos, a quieting of hate, a rejoicing that you do not have to decide a darned thing until next week. And it is discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.

Fishing, Hate, Inspiration, Men, Patience, Pure

You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such an obligation upon any part of the American people. My country owes me no debt. 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. My whole life has taught me what America means. I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay.

American, Country, Friends, Girl, Look, Mean

The imperative need of this nation at all times is the leadership of Uncommon Men or Women.

Leadership, Men, Needs, Presidential, Uncommon, Women

The durability of free speech and free press rests on the simple concept that it search for the truth and tell the truth.

Government, Presidential, Rests, Search, Simple, Tell

You will expect me to discuss the late election. Well, as nearly as I can learn, we did not have enough votes on our side.

Election, Enough, Political, Politics, Sides, Votes

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