Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.”
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“When we say, 'One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all', we are talking about all people. We either ought to believe it or quit saying it .”
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“This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.”
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“The history of the labor movement needs to be taught in every school in this land. America is a living testimonial to what free men and women, organized in free democratic trade unions can do to make a better life. We ought to be proud of it!”
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“I believe that each of us can make a difference. That what is wrong can be made right. That people possess the basic wisdom and goodness to govern themselves without conflict.”
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“It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.”
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“Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.”
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“The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.”
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“Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.”
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“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”
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“Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new.”
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“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.”
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“Equality means equality for all- no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits.”
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“To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.”
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“There is no such thing as an acceptable level of unemployment, because hunger is not acceptable, poverty is not acceptable, poor health is not acceptable, and a ruined life is not acceptable.”
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“It is always a risk to speak to the press: they are likely to report what you say.”
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“The way we treat our children in the dawn of their lives and the way we treat our elderly in the twilight of their lives is a measure of the quality of a nation.”
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“Slumism is the pent-up anger of people living on the outside of affluence. Slumism is decay of structure and deterioration of the human spirit. Slumism is a virus which spreads through the body politic. As other "isms," it breeds disorder and demagoguery and hate.”
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“Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as some kind of melting pot, taking men and women from every part of the world and converting them into standardized, homogenized Americans. We are, I think, much more mature and wise today. Just as we welcome a world of diversity, so we glory in an America of diversity -- an America all the richer for the many different and distinctive strands of which it is woven.”
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“What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.”
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“Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true.”
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“American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.”
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“We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.”
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“Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.”
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“Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a person has.”
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“There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.”
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“You can always debate about what you should have done. The question is what are you going to do?”
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“What you do, what each of us does, has an effect on the country, the state, the nation, and the world.”
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