It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert H. Humphrey childdawnelderly share on social
To err is human. To blame someone else is politics. Hubert H. Humphrey blameerrhuman Change image and share on social
Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on. Hubert H. Humphrey domesticforeignhat Change image and share on social
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. Hubert H. Humphrey governmenthandhelp Change image and share on social
If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger. Hubert H. Humphrey bigdissatisfactionfelt share on social
Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table. Hubert H. Humphrey conferencefistgunboat Change image and share on social
Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty. Hubert H. Humphrey discriminationemancipationfear Change image and share on social
There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. Hubert H. Humphrey civilissuelate Change image and share on social
Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. Hubert H. Humphrey compassionconcernsocialism Change image and share on social
In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be. Hubert H. Humphrey beardependimportant Change image and share on social