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Quote by Herbert Hoover
No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an Amer

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

Other quotes by 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

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Politics
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Herbert Hoover
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Fishing is a… discipline in the equality of men – for all men are equal before fish. – Herbert Hoover

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Fishing
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Herbert Hoover
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[T]he historian must serve two masters, the past and the present. – Fritz Stern, The Varieties of History

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History

We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time… to ask for an effort in the battle against debt. – Francois Hollande

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History

The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history. – Carl T. Rowan

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History

Its a struggle but thats why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again. – Audre Lorde

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History

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Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a little later to architecture. And I think its still coming to computer science. – Larry Wall

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A mans love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit. – Anthony Trollope

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We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values. – Steve Forbes

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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations. – Daisaku Ikeda

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