Quotes by Herbert Hoover

“Children are our most valuable resorce.”

“Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.”

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

“Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.”

“In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited.”

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

“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.”

“New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure”

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

“It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business”

“Words divide us, actions unite us.”

“Idealists...foolish enough to throw caution to the winds...have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.”

“The idealists and visionaries, foolish enough to throw caution to the winds and express their ardor and faith in some supreme deed, have advanced mankind and have enriched the world”

“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.”

“In times of stress and strain, people will vote”

“Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it to the test of fighting”

“Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them -- this is of the essence of leadership.”

“Twenty million people are starving [in Russia]. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!”

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

All men are equal before fish.