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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• 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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• 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 .

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Wisdom, Believe, Justice For All

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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 road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom.

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  Teaching, Classroom

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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.

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  Love, Friendship, Christmas

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

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

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  Poverty, Dignity, Persons

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

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  Government, President, Anvils

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• Never give in and never give up.

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  Giving Up, Political, Never Give In

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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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  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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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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• 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.

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  Gun, America, Government

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

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• You can always debate about what you should have done. The question is what are you going to do?

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  Wisdom, Should Have, Done

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• I believe that each of us can make a difference. That what is wrong can be made right. That people possess the basic wisdom and goodness to govern themselves without conflict.

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  Wisdom, Believe, Differences

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

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  Wisdom, Hope, Integrity

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• People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can't pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as exotic but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.

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  Strong, Children, Growing Up

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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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• The ugliness of bigotry stands in direct contradiction to the very meaning of America.

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  America, Liberty, Contradiction

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• We can not expect to breed respect for law and order among people who do not share the fruits of our freedom.

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  Order, Law, People

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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.

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  Friendship, Family, Government

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

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