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

No public man can be just a little crooked.
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

Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public Treasury.
Herbert Hoover

The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the night.
Herbert Hoover

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

This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.
Herbert Hoover

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.
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

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

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
Herbert Hoover