3 Herbert Hoover Quotes on America

Herbert Hoover quotes on america

2. 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.

59. No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.

63. There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.