Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.
Herbert Hoover
Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.
All men are equal before fish.
Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.
Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers.
About the time we can make the 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.
When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity.
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
Children are our most valuable natural resource.
Public health service should be as fully organized and as universally incorporated into our governmental system as is public education. The returns are a thousand fold in economic benefits, and infinitely more in reduction of suffering and promotion of human happiness.
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.
The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.
Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.
A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus.
It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
I am proud to have been born in Iowa. Through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, it was a place of adventure and daily discoveries - the wonder of the growing crops, the excitements of the harvest, the journeys to the woods for nuts and hunting, the joys of snowy winters, the comfort of the family fireside, of good food and tender care.
Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.
America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war, or in victory. It means more than vast expanse of farms, of great factories or mines, magnificent cities, or millions of automobiles and radios.
There is no employing class, no working class, no farming class. You may pigeonhole a man or woman as a farmer or a worker or a professional man or an employer or even a banker. But the son of the farmer will be a doctor or a worker or even a banker, and his daughter a teacher. The son of a worker will be an employer - or maybe president.
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.
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.
Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.
In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land.
Economic freedom cannot be sacrificed if political freedom is to be preserved.
Freedom does not die from frontal attack. It dies because men in power no longer believe in a system based upon liberty.
The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage.
Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil.
The President is not only the leader of a party, he is the President of the whole people. He must interpret the conscience of America. He must guide his conduct by the idealism of our people.
The spirit of liberalism is to create free men; it is not the regimentation of men.
The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.
Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.
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.
There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation.
The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.
Free government is the most difficult of all government. But it is everlastingly true that the plain people will make fewer mistakes than any other group of men, no matter how powerful.
America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the night.
There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.
True liberal government is founded on the emancipation of men.
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.
At 15 years of age, I left school to practice the profession of Office Boy in a business firm in Salem, Oregon.
