"I’m the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him." ― Herbert Hoover Topic(s): History 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." "Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men." "Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party." More In History "Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried."― Henry Louis Gates "History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes."― Voltaire "I have a political attitude, but I’m certainly not a politician."― Kgalema Motlanthe