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Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: I've never thought my speeches were too long; I've rather enjoyed them. I've never thought my speeches were too long; I've rather enjoyed them.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society. Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything. There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat. Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Peace is not passive, it is active. Peace is not appeasement, it is strength. Peace does not 'happen,' it requires work. Peace is not passive, it is active. Peace is not appeasement, it is strength. Peace does not 'happen,' it requires work.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side. My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Until racial justice and freedom is a reality in this land, our union will remain profoundly imperfect. Until racial justice and freedom is a reality in this land, our union will remain profoundly imperfect.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college. I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy. The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office. A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Our greatest songs are still unsung. Our greatest songs are still unsung.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Never give up on anybody. Never give up on anybody.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down. My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied. When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The President is the people's lobbyist. The President is the people's lobbyist.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one. The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves. Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness, the politics of purpose and the politics of joy. Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness, the politics of purpose and the politics of joy.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: I do not feel that we should allow a shortage of funds to prevent cities from financing needed projects. I do not feel that we should allow a shortage of funds to prevent cities from financing needed projects.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people. There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on. Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us. The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: We will have to decide today whether we will design the future or resign ourselves to it. We will have to decide today whether we will design the future or resign ourselves to it.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights. There can be no compromise on the right of personal security; there can be no compromise on securing of human rights.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: I am absolutely disgusted that anyone would put thousands of America's boys at risk just to win a Political Campaign. I am absolutely disgusted that anyone would put thousands of America's boys at risk just to win a Political Campaign.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: It is always a risk to speak to the press: they are likely to report what you say. It is always a risk to speak to the press: they are likely to report what you say.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom. The road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The measure of a civilization is how it treats those at the dawn of life, the margins of life and the twilight of life. The measure of a civilization is how it treats those at the dawn of life, the margins of life and the twilight of life.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where life, in its real sense, is lost. We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where life, in its real sense, is lost.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free. There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly. The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: In life it isn't what you've lost, it's what you've got left that counts In life it isn't what you've lost, it's what you've got left that counts
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our compassion, our dedication to human welfare. We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our compassion, our dedication to human welfare.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Senator Goldwater would have been a great success in the movies - working for 18th century Fox. Senator Goldwater would have been a great success in the movies - working for 18th century Fox.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man. Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty. Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: What you do, what each of us does, has an effect on the country, the state, the nation, and the world. What you do, what each of us does, has an effect on the country, the state, the nation, and the world.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: To err is human. To blame someone else is politics. To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late. There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile. It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon. American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table. Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a person has. Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a person has.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Equality means equality for all- no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits. Equality means equality for all- no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years at the university. I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years at the university.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit. We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new. Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: You can't hoot with the owls and then soar with the eagles You can't hoot with the owls and then soar with the eagles
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it. What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom. We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America. The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Never answer a question from a farmer. Never answer a question from a farmer.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Never give in and never give up. Never give in and never give up.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Though everyone has an equal right to speak, not all have earned an equal right to be taken seriously. Though everyone has an equal right to speak,
not all have earned an equal right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Never give in,never give up,never surrender no matter what! Never give in,never give up,never surrender no matter what!
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom. What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute. More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: The leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets. The leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.
Hubert H. Humphrey quotes: Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble. Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble.

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