Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr.was an American politician who served as the 38th Vice President of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson, from 1965 to 1969. Humphrey twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election, losing to the Republican nominee, Richard M. Nixon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 May 1911
CityWallace, SD
CountryUnited States of America
I am not here to judge whether people are locked in poverty because of themselves or because of the society in which they live. All I know is that they are there and we are trying to do something about it.
I do not feel that we should allow a shortage of funds to prevent cities from financing needed projects.
I had no money to buy books, so between classes and work, I haunted the library. I even tutored in French with a sliding scale of payment: twenty dollars for an A, fifteen for a B, ten for a C, five for a D.
Until racial justice and freedom is a reality in this land, our union will remain profoundly imperfect.
If today there is a proper American "sphere of influence" it is this fragile sphere called earth upon which all men live and share a common fate--a sphere where our influence must be for peace and justice.
I've never thought my speeches were too long; I've rather enjoyed them.
What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom.
Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat.
There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything.
When people generally are aware of a problem, it can be said to have entered the public consciousness. When people get on their hind legs and holler, the problem has not only entered the public consciousness -- it has also become a part of the public conscience. At that point, things in our democracy begin to hum.
More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute.
Our greatest songs are still unsung.
In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of freedom and human dignity.
The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.