More From 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."
- "No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him."
- "Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next."
More In History
- "The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality."― Jon Meacham
- "Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively."― Chinua Achebe
- "My mom’s one of 13 siblings, and they all got six kids, and till I was 13 everybody was in Compton."― Kendrick Lamar