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" In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land. "

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" Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate. "

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" Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe. "

" With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system. "

" New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure. "

" Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil. "

" America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose. "

" At 17, I went to Stanford University to study engineering. My time was occupied with the required reading and the extracurricular duties of managing the baseball and football teams and earning my way. "

" Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress. "

" 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 engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force. "

" 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. "

" If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end. "

" 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. "

" The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage. "

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

" Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. "

" The human animal originally came from out-of-doors. When spring begins to move in his bones, he just must get out again. Moreover, as civilization, cement pavements, office buildings, radios have overwhelmed us, the need for regeneration has increased, and the impulses are even stronger. "

" True liberal government is founded on the emancipation of men. "

" Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense. "

" Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. "

" The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office. "

" Children are our most valuable natural resource. "

" 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. "

" The United States fully accepts the profound truth that our own progress, prosperity, and peace are interlocked with the progress, prosperity, and peace of all humanity. "

" 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. "

" Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. "

" The Ritz Hotel has never yet provided game of such wondrous flavor as the bird plucked and half-cooked over the small boys' camp fire. "

" It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war. "

" 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. "

" When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. "