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The Future Of Nations Cannot Be Frozen . . . Cannot Be Foreseen. If We Are Going To Accomplish Anything In Our Time We Must Approach Our Problem In The Knowledge That There Is Nothing Rigid Or Immutable In Human Affairs. History Is A Story Of Growth, Decay And Change. If No Provision, No Allowance Is Made For Change By Peaceful Means, It Will Come Anyway - And With Violence.

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The Future Of Nations

Herbert Hoover

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The Future Of Nations Cannot Be Frozen . . . Cannot Be Foreseen. If We Are Going To Accomplish Anything In Our Time We Must Approach Our Problem In The Knowledge That There Is Nothing Rigid Or Immutable In Human Affairs. History Is A Story Of Growth, Decay And Change. If No Provision, No Allowance Is Made For Change By Peaceful Means, It Will Come Anyway - And With Violence.

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Prosperity Is Just Around The Corner.

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Next To Religion, Baseball Has Had A Greater Impact On Our American Way Of Life Than Any Other American Institution.

When The Outcome Of A Meeting Is To Have Another Meeting, It Has Been A Lousy Meeting.

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Wisdom Consists Not So Much In Knowing What To Do In The Ultimate As In Knowing What To Do Next.

Peace Is Not Made At The Council Table Or By Treaties, But In The Hearts Of Men.

Children Add To The Wonder Of Being Alive.

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Progress Will March If We Hold An Abiding Faith In The Intelligence, The Initiative, The Character, The Courage, And The Divine Touch In The Individual. We Can Safeguard These Ends If We Give To Each Individual That Opportunity For Which The Spirit Of America Stands.

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We Have Gold Because We Cannot Trust Governments

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One Who Brandishes A Pistol Must Be Prepared To Shoot.

Never Worry About Anything That Is Past. Charge It Up To Experience And Forget The Trouble. There Are Always Plenty Of Troubles Ahead, So Don't Turn And Look Back On Any Behind You.

Every Generation Has The Right To Build Its Own World Out Of The Materials Of The Past, Cemented By The Hopes Of The Future.

Engineering Training Deals With The Exact Sciences. That Sort Of Exactness Makes For Truth And Conscience. It Might Be Good For The World If More Men Had That Sort Of Mental Start In Life Even If They Did Not Pursue The Profession.

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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.

Truth Alone Can Stand The Guns Of Criticism.

While The Crash Only Took Place Six Months Ago, I Am Convinced We Have Passed The Worst And With Continued Unity Of Effort We Shall Rapidly Recover.

Fishing Is More Than Fish; It Is The Vitalizing Lure To Outdoor Life.

The Party Should Stand For A Constantly Wider Diffusion Of Property. That Is The Greatest Social And Economic Security That Can Come To Free Men. It Makes Free Men. We Want A Nation Of Proprietors, Not A State Of Collectivists. That Is Attained By Creating A National Wealth And Income, Not By Destroying It. The Income And Estate Taxes Create An Orderly Movement To Diffuse Swollen Fortunes More Effectively Than All The Quacks.

The Recognition Of Russia On November 16, 1933, Started Forces Which Were To Have Considerable Influence In The Attempt To Collectivize The United States.

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Every Collectivist Revolution Rides In On A Trojan Horse Of Emergency.

About The Time We Can Make The Ends Meet, Somebody Moves The Ends.

We Do Not Need To Burn Down The House To Kill The Rats

Fishing Is The Chance To Wash One's Soul With Pure Air. It Brings Meekness And Inspiration, Reduces Our Egoism, Soothes Our Troubles And Shames Our Wickedness. It Is Discipline In The Equality Of Men--for All Men Are Equal Before Fish.

There Are Only Two Occasions When Americans Respect Privacy, Especially In Presidents. Those Are Prayer And Fishing.

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.

The More One Observes, The More Clearly Does He See That It Is In The Soil Of Pure Science That Are Found The Origins Of All Our Modern Industry And Commerce. In Fact,our Civilization Is Wholly Built Upon Our Scientific Discoveries.

Gentleman, You Have Come Sixty Days Too Late. The Depression Is Over.

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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.

In My Public Statements I Have Earnestly Urged That There Rested Upon Government Many Responsibilities Which Affect The Moral And Spiritual Welfare Of Our People. The Participation Of Women In Elections Has Produced A Keener Realization Of The Importance Of These Questions And Has Contributed To Higher National Ideals. Moreover, It Is Through Them That Our National Ideals Are Ingrained In Our Children.

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The Sixth Grade Made My Life Successful By Preparing Me For The Seventh And The Seventh By Preparing Me For The Eighth And So On. May It Do The Same For You.

Success In Life

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.

It Is Well To Remember That The Office Of Chief Executive Is In Part A Symbol Of The Nation And That Leaders In A Nation May Differ In Their Own House But They Have Instant Solidarity In The Presence Of Foreign Attack

Lewis Strauss Is One Of My Best Friends.

I Can At Once Refute The Statement That The People Of The West Object To Conservation Of Oil Resources. They Know That There Is A Limit To Oil Supplies And That The Time Will Come When They And The Nation Will Need This Oil Much More Than It Is Needed Now. There Are No Half Measures In Conservation Of Oil.

I Am Convinced That ... We Have Reestablished Confidence. Wages Should Remain Stable. A Very Large Degree Of Industrial Unemployment And Suffering Which Would Otherwise Have Occurred Has Been Prevented.

The Rigid Volunteer Rules Of Right And Wrong In Sports Are Second Only To Religious Faith In Moral Training.

Freedom Conceives That The Mind And Spirit Of Man Can Be Free Only If He Is Free To Pattern His Own Life, To Develop His Own Talents, Free To Earn, To Spend, To Save, To Acquire Property As The Security Of His Old Age And His Family.

[n]o Country Can Squander Itself To Prosperity On The Ruin Of Its Taxpayers.

The Gods Do Not Deduct From Man's Allotted Span The Hours Spent In Fishing.

Every Collectivist Revolution Rides In On A Trojan Horse Of "emergency". It Was A Tactic Of Lenin, Hitler And Mussolini.... The Invasion Of New Deal Collectivism Was Introduced By This Same Trojan Horse.

Absolute Freedom Of The Press To Discuss Public Questions Is A Foundation Stone Of American Liberty.

We Have Learned That Social Injustice Is The Destruction Of Justice Itself.

The Association Of Mount Ararat And Noah, The Staunch Christians Who Were Massacred Periodically By The Mohammedan Turks, And The Sunday School Collections Over Fifty Years For Alleviating Their Miseries-all Cumulate To Impress The Name Armenia On The Front Of The American Mind.

It [freedom] Is A Thing Of The Spirit. Men Must Be Free To Worship, To Think, To Hold Opinions, To Speak Without Fear. They Must Be Free To Challenge Wrong And Oppression With The Surety Of Justice.

I Send You My Hearty Congratulations Upon Beginning The Thirtieth Year Of Your Great Career As Manager Of The New York Giants, In Which You Have Done So Much To Uphold The Traditions Of Clean Sportsmanship In The Most Beloved National Game.

Congratulations

Fishing Is Much More Than Fish. It Is The Great Occasion When We May Return To The Fine Simplicity Of Our Forefathers.

The Spiritual Uplift, The Goodwill, Cheerfulness And Optimism That Accompanies Every Expedition To The Outdoors Is The Peculiar Spirit That Our People Need In Times Of Suspicion And Doubt...no Other Organized Joy Has Values Comparable To The Outdoor Experience.

I Am Interested To Learn That A Group Of Distinguished Men And Women Is To Be Formed To Spread Knowledge And Appreciation Of The Rehabilitation Which Is Going Forward In Palestine Under Jewish Auspices, And To Add My Expression To The Sentiment Among Our People In Favor Of The Realization Of The Age-old Aspirations Of The Jewish People For The Restoration Of Their National Homeland.

Eat Plenty, Wisely, Without Waste.

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