Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey

“Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.”

“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”

“History teaches us that the great revolutions arent started by people who are utterly down and out, without hope and vision. They take place when people begin to live a little better - and when they see how much yet remains to be achieved.”

“The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”

“There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.”

“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”

“It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.”

“The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.”

“It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.”

The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life – the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.

Johnson had a sense of humor, and he could kid with me,” he would say. “Johnson didn’t enjoy talking with most liberals. He didn’t think they had a sense of humor.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

Oh my friend its not what they take away from you that counts-its what you do with what you have left.

Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart-its all a man has.

The good old days were never that good believe me. The good new days are today and better days are coming tomorrow. Our greatest songs are still unsung.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920s and 1930s when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brothers keeper.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power to destroy the past, the present and the future, the power to bring time to an end.

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.