Hubert Humphrey Quotes


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.


Citations

Humphrey, Hubert H. The Cause Is Mankind: A Liberal Program for Modern America. Praeger, 1964.

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“Factions” was the word for Political Parties then. Henry, George Washington and other founding fathers were opposed to political parties, while Madison and others thought they needed to controlled. Jefferson thought parties to be important. So there was no uniform consensus among the Founding Fathers. This has his last public speech before his death.


Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
  • Born: May 27, 1911
  • Died: January 13, 1978
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. As a senator he was a major leader of Modern liberalism in the United States. As President Lyndon Johnson's vice president, he supported the controversial Vietnam War. An intensely divided Democratic Party nominated him in the 1968 presidential election. He lost a close race to Republican nominee Richard Nixon.