At 17, I went to Stanford University to study engineering. My time was occupied with the required reading and the extracurricular duties of managing the baseball and football teams and earning my way. Herbert Hoover baseballdutyearn Change image and share on social
The engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force. Herbert Hoover economicengineerforce Change image and share on social
There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation. Herbert Hoover billinflationmeet Change image and share on social
About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends. Herbert Hoover endmakemeet Change image and share on social
Free government is the most difficult of all government. But it is everlastingly true that the plain people will make fewer mistakes than any other group of men, no matter how powerful. Herbert Hoover difficulteverlastinglyfew Change image and share on social
The United States fully accepts the profound truth that our own progress, prosperity, and peace are interlocked with the progress, prosperity, and peace of all humanity. Herbert Hoover acceptfullyhumanity Change image and share on social
The opportunities of America opened out to me the public schools. They carried me to the professional training of an American university. I began by working with my own hands for my daily bread. Herbert Hoover americaamericanbegin Change image and share on social
We must have government that builds stamina into communities and men. That makes men instead of mendicants. Herbert Hoover buildcommunitygovernment Change image and share on social
Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution. Herbert Hoover americanbaseballgreat Change image and share on social
The Ritz Hotel has never yet provided game of such wondrous flavor as the bird plucked and half-cooked over the small boys' camp fire. Herbert Hoover birdboycamp Change image and share on social