Quotes by

Hubert Humphrey

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. – Hubert Humphrey

Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat. – Hubert Humphrey

The difference between heresy and prophecy is often one of sequence. Heresy often turns out to have been prophecy — when properly aged. – Hubert Humphrey

There are those who say to you — we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. – Hubert Humphrey

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone — who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness. – Hubert Humphrey

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation — emancipation from ones fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination… from poverty. – Hubert Humphrey

Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true. – Hubert Humphrey

The President is the peoples lobbyist. – Hubert Humphrey

Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts — it’s what you do with what you have left. – Hubert Humphrey