Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes

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• It was once said that 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; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Life, Children, Twilight

  Speech at dedication of Hubert H. Humphrey Building,Washington, D.C., 1 Nov. 1977

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• Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Inspirational, Kindness, Compassion

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• When we say, 'One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all', we are talking about all people. We either ought to believe it or quit saying it .

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  Wisdom, Believe, Justice For All

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• To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Political, Blame Someone, Politics

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Motivational, Life And Love, Freedom

  Speech to National Student Association at Madison, 23 Aug. 1965, in New York Times 24 Aug. 1965, p. 12

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• The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

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  Children, Elderly, Dawn

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• The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Love, Friendship, Christmas

  "Friends" by Sharon Eakes, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 27, 2016.

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• There is no such thing as an acceptable level of unemployment, because hunger is not acceptable, poverty is not acceptable, poor health is not acceptable, and a ruined life is not acceptable.

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  Wisdom, Unemployment, Levels

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• When the dignity of one person is denied, all of us are denied.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Poverty, Dignity, Persons

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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.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. This is not to say that firearms should not be very carefully used and that definite safety rules of precaution should not be taught and enforced. But the right of citizens to bear arms is just one more guarantee against arbitrary government, and one more safeguard against tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Gun, America, Government

  "Know Your Lawmaker". Guns magazine, p. 4, February 1960.

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• Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

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  Government, President, Anvils

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• The good old days were never that good, believe me. The good new days are today, and better days are coming tomorrow. Our greatest songs are still unsung.

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  Song, Believe, New Day

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• The way we treat our children in the dawn of their lives and the way we treat our elderly in the twilight of their lives is a measure of the quality of a nation.

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  Children, Twilight, Elderly

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• Never give in and never give up.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Giving Up, Political, Never Give In

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• Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty.

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  Mean, Prejudice, Poverty

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• The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Boss, President, Vices

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• Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart - it's all a person has.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Wisdom, Hope, Integrity

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• Equality means equality for all - no exceptions, no 'yes, buts', no asterisked footnotes imposing limits.

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  Wisdom, Mean, Limits

  "On the State of Our Politics - Commencement Message" by Eric Schwartz, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 18, 2016.

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• The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Friendship, Family, Government

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Freedom, Independent, Gun

  "Know Your Lawmaker". Guns magazine, p. 4, February 1960.

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• There is a lot of difference between failure and defeat. Failure is when you are defeated and neither learn nor contribute anything.

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  Wisdom, Differences, Defeat

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• 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

  Hippie, Rights, Years

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• Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Pain, Justice, Suffering

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• Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

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  Mother, Humor, Successful

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