Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true. – 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
Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. – Hubert Humphrey
Liberalism, above all, means emancipation — emancipation from ones fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination… from poverty. – Hubert Humphrey
How can I stand on the ground every day and not feel its power? How can I live my life stepping on this stuff and not wonder at it? Science says that an acre of soil produces one horsepower every day. But you could pour gasoline all over the ground forever and never see it sprout maple trees. – William Bryant Logan, Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth