It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own. – Herbert Hoover
It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business. – Herbert Hoover
Let me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business, the lifeblood of prices and jobs. – 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