Ocupation: 31st U.S. President
Life: August 10, 1874 - October 20, 1964
Birthday: August 10
Death: October 20
Bureaucracy is ever desirous of spreading its influence and its power. You cannot extend the mastery of the government over the daily working life of a people without at the same time making it the master of the people's souls and thoughts.
source: Herbert Hoover (1929). “The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover, 1928”, p.162, Stanford University Press
topic: Government, People, Soul, Daily Work, Working Life, Political Equality, Equality Of Opportunity, Free Press