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About Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was an American politician. He served as the 31st President of the United States. He is the only one, along with President William Howard Taft, who was elected as President without having high military rank. He was also the only one, along with John F. Kennedy, who redistributed his salary. He was an engineer.
His Legacy
During the Great Depression, he increased the taxes and unemployment rose to afflict one in four American people. He is ranked lower than average among all the U.S. Presidents.
His Personal Life
He was married to First Lady Lou Henry and they had 2 children.
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Famous quotes by Herbert Hoover
About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.Herbert Hoover
All men are equal before fish.Herbert Hoover
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.Herbert Hoover
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.Herbert Hoover
Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.Herbert Hoover
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.Herbert Hoover
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.Herbert Hoover
If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.Herbert Hoover
It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.Herbert Hoover
It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.Herbert Hoover
It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war.Herbert Hoover
Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs.Herbert Hoover
New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure.Herbert Hoover
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.Herbert Hoover
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.Herbert Hoover
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.Herbert Hoover
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.Herbert Hoover
The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.Herbert Hoover
The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.Herbert Hoover
There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.Herbert Hoover
When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.Herbert Hoover
When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man.Herbert Hoover
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.Herbert Hoover
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Hoover's Popularity
Herbert Hoover was a famous American politician, 31st President of the United States, who was born on August 10, 1874. As a person born on this date, Herbert Hoover is listed in our database as the 3rd most popular celebrity for the day (August 10) and the 2nd most popular for the year (1874).
People born on August 10 fall under the Zodiac sign of Leo, the Lion. Herbert Hoover is the 173rd most popular Leo.
Aside from information specific to Herbert Hoover's birthday, Herbert Hoover is the 1197th most famous American.
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