Herbert Hoover, (1874-1964), 31st US President Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-4] of 4 Herbert Hoover quotesHerbert Hoover QuotesHerbert Hoover Honest difference of views and honest debate are not disunity. They are the vital process of policy among free men.~ Herbert Hoover Every collectivist revolution rides in on a Trojan horse of 'emergency'. It was the tactic of Lenin, Hitler, and Mussolini. In the collectivist sweep over a dozen minor countries of Europe, it was the cry of men striving to get on horseback. And 'emergency' became the justification of the subsequent steps. This technique of creating emergency is the greatest achievement that demagoguery attains.~ Herbert Hoover It [freedom] is a thing of the spirit. Men must be free to worship, to think, to hold opinions, to speak without fear. They must be free to challenge wrong and oppression with the surety of justice.~ Herbert Hoover Freedom conceives that the mind and spirit of man can be free only if he is free to pattern his own life, to develop his own talents, free to earn, to spend, to save, to acquire property as the security of his old age and his family.~ Herbert Hoover Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print