William Shakespeare Quotes
When truth kills truth, O devilish holy fray!
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, Simon & Schuster, 1993, p. 93.
Hoover had to cope with the Great Depression. His administration was hapless in improving the economy as he was in a philosophical bind in that he was opposed in principle to doing almost anything that would help the situation. He just did not believe that government should engage in the activities that were necessary. When FDR assumed the Presidency, it still took him 8 years to create a recovery and without WWII, it might have taken longer. It was a terrible dilemma for Hoover, because he was a very intelligent and sensitive man and this quotation illustrates the agony he was in. Critics of Hoover, observe that many millions of Americans were far worse off and his “dilemma” was an irresponsible one—his failure to do much was a great cause of American suffering.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. They also continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
