American - Politician | May 27, 1911 - January 13, 1978
Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty.
Hubert H. Humphrey
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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.
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Never answer a question from a farmer.
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Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true.
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There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.
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It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.
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The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
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Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble.
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Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.
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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.
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Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.
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There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.
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