Quote #60
No public man can be just a little crooked.
More from Herbert Hoover
- No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
- Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwid…
- Marriage means expectations and expectations mean conflict.
- Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.
- It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has sup…
- There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.
- In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited.
- 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, …