Hubert Humphrey Quotes


...the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert Humphrey Service 156
Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. Hubert Humphrey Relatives 117
I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did in all my years of college. Hubert Humphrey Economics 86
Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true. Hubert Humphrey Propaganda 77
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously. Hubert Humphrey Liberty 72
I think the worst thing this nation could do for humanity would be to leave any uncertainty as to our will, our purpose and our capacity to carry out our purpose. Hubert Humphrey Respect 72
American public opinion is like an ocean -- it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon. Hubert Humphrey Opinion 70
If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger. Hubert Humphrey Satisfaction 69
Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man. Hubert Humphrey Freedom 64
National isolation breeds national neurosis. Hubert Humphrey Solitude 61
Never answer a question from a farmer. Hubert Humphrey Politics 60
The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. Hubert Humphrey Politics 53
Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. Hubert Humphrey Argument 48
In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be. Hubert Humphrey Identity 47
To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. Hubert Humphrey Reality 43
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 Humphrey Pride 43
It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea. Hubert Humphrey Democracy 42
The difference between heresy and prophecy is often one of sequence. Heresy often turns out to have been prophecy -- when properly aged. Hubert Humphrey Heresy 40
Profit and morality are a hard combination to beat. Hubert Humphrey Profit 36
The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral. It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a master-architect; in execution, the labors of many. Hubert Humphrey Peace 32
There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free. Hubert Humphrey Humanity 31
I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known. Hubert Humphrey Congress 26
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 Humphrey Politics 26

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