Herbert Hoover - No great question will ever be settled in dollars

No great question will ever be settled in dollars and cents. Great questions must be settled on moral grounds and the tests of what makes free men.

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Hoover, Herbert. Addresses Upon the American Road, 1940-1941. Scribner, 1941, p. 32.

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About the Author

Herbert Hoover

Born: August 10, 1874
Died: October 20, 1964
Nationality: American
Profession: President

Biography

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.

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