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"It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war."

"Old men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die."

"No public man can be just a little crooked."

"Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die."
War

"Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt."

"I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him."
History

"Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party."
History

"No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him."
History

"About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends."
Business

"The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the night."

"All men are equal before fish."

"When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned."

"Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe."

"Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers."
Sports

"It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own."

"Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress."

"Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves."
Business

"There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing."

"You will expect me to discuss the late election. Well, as nearly as I can learn, we did not have enough votes on our side."

"When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man."

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