Herbert Hoover Quotes
If a man has not made a million dollars by the time he is 40, he is not worth much.
There are some who believe that this quotation demonstrates more than any other Hoover’s blind spot regarding the non-rich in America which led to his inaction in the face of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964, 31st President of the United States (Republican, IA), Quoted on PBS, The American President, April 11, 2000
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Herbert Clark Hoover was an American politician, businessman, and engineer, who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. Before serving as president, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the third U.S. Secretary of Commerce.