Herbert Hoover Quotes About Honor
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When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
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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.
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You convey too great a compliment when you say that I have earned the right to the presidential nomination. No man can establish such an obligation upon any part of the American people. My country owes me no debt. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope. My whole life has taught me what America means. I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay.
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No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him.
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Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.
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Herbert Hoover
- Born: August 10, 1874
- Died: October 20, 1964
- Occupation: 31st U.S. President
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