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 mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars – an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do. – Michael D. Higgins