5 Quotes & Sayings By Hubert Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey (November 20, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was the 38th Vice President of the United States (1965–1969), the 33rd Governor of Minnesota (1956–1961), and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1964 presidential election. Humphrey was born in Wallace, South Dakota, where he attended public schools. He graduated from South High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in 1928 and earned a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1932 Read more

He then attended North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, receiving an M.S. degree in 1935. Humphrey spent his entire career at Minnesota's main university, the University of Minnesota, where he was named Dean of Agriculture in 1948.

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The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbour. Hubert Humphrey
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The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. Hubert Humphrey
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If I believe in something I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. Professional liberals want the fiery debate. They glory in defeat. The hardest job for a politician today is to have the courage to be a moderate. It's easy to take an extreme position. Hubert Humphrey
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I've never thought my speeches were too long I've rather enjoyed them. Hubert Humphrey