Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933), was a mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted government intervention under the rubric "economic modernization". In the presidential election of 1928 Hoover easily won the Republican nomination. The nation was prosperous and optimistic, leading to a landslide for Hoover over the Democrat Al Smith, whom many voters distrusted on account of his Roman Catholicism. Hoover deeply believed in the Efficiency Movement (a major component of the Progressive Era), arguing that a technical solution existed for every social and economic problem. That position was challenged by the Great Depression, which began in 1929, the first year of his presidency. He tried to combat the Depression with volunteer efforts and government action, none of which produced economic recovery during his term. The consensus among historians is that Hoover's defeat in the 1932 election was caused primarily by failure to end the downward spiral into deep Depression, compounded by popular opposition to prohibition. Other electoral liabilities were Hoover's lack of charisma in relating to voters, and his poor skills in working with politicians.
“Children are our most valuable resource.”
“We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before.”
“All men are equal before fish.”
“Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. ”
“Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate.(on the birth of his granddaughter)”
“Doctors think a lot of patients are cured who have simply quit in disgust.”
“Be patient and calm; no one can catch fish in anger.”
“Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.”
“The only problem with capitalism is the capitalists.”
“Economic depression can not be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement”
“I'm the only person of distinction who's ever had a depression named after him.”
“About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.”
“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.”
“My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.”
“Children are our greatest natural resource.”
“Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.”