Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hooverwas the 31st President of the United States. He was a professional mining engineer and was raised as a Quaker. A Republican, Hoover served as head of the U.S. Food Administration during World War I, and became internationally known for humanitarian relief efforts in war-time Belgium. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business under the rubric "economic modernization."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth10 August 1874
CityWest Branch, IA
CountryUnited States of America
I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite the set-backs caused by the disorders there during the last few years, I have been heartened by the progress which has been made and by the remarkable accomplishments of the Jewish settlers in that country.
Truly every generation discovers the world all new again and knows it can improve it.
The advancement of knowledge must be translated into increasing health and education for the children.
Children are the most wholesome part of the race, the sweetest, for they are the freshest from the hand of god.
Many women are now holding posts of grave responsibility in city and country and state and nation, and their number must be greatly increased.
It is obvious that while science is struggling to bring Heaven to earth some men are using its materials in the construction of Hell.
Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution.
Our social and economic system cannot march toward better days unless it is inspired by things of the Spirit. It is here that the higher purposes of individualism must find their sustenance.
Our strength lies in spiritual concepts. It lies in public sensitivities to evil. Our greatest danger is not from invading armies. Our dangers are that we may commit suicide from within by complaisance with evil, or by public tolerance of scandalous behavior.
Baseball is the greatest of all team sports.
One of the primary necessities of the world for the maintenance of peace is the elimination of the frictions which arise from competitive armament.
We cannot change ideas in the minds of men and races with machine guns or battle ships.
I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand for religious tolerance both in act and in spirit.
We are indebted to the Book of books (Bible) for our national ideals and institution. Their preservation rests in adhering to it's precepts.