List of Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes

None Of Us Would Trade Freedom Of Expression For The Narrowness Of The Public Censor. America Is A Free Market For People Who Have Something To Say, And Need Not Fear To Say It.

I've Never Thought My Speeches Were Too Long; I've Rather Enjoyed Them.

If Today There Is A Proper American "sphere Of Influence" It Is This Fragile Sphere Called Earth Upon Which All Men Live And Share A Common Fate--a Sphere Where Our Influence Must Be For Peace And Justice.

I Wish To Suggest That Ample Opportunity Does Exist For Dissent, For Protest, And For Nonconformity. But I Must Also Say That The Right To Be Heard Does Not Automatically Include The Right To Be Taken Seriously.

Surely Anyone Who Has Ever Been Elected To Public Office Understands That One Commodity Above All Others, Namely The Trust And Confidence Of The People, Is Fundamental In Maintaining A Free And Open Political System.

The Difference Between Hearsay And Prophecy Is Often One Of Sequence. Hearsay Often Turns Out To Have Been Prophecy.

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.

I Am Absolutely Disgusted That Anyone Would Put Thousands Of America's Boys At Risk Just To Win A Political Campaign.

In This Time Of National Crises...per Haps We Would Do Well To Spend A Few Minutes In Considering Projects Which Grace And Embellish The Earth, Instead Of Shaking It.

Here We Are The Way Politics Ought To Be In America; The Politics Of Happiness, The Politics Of Purpose And The Politics Of Joy.

I Learned More About The Economy From One South Dakota Dust Storm That I Did In All My Years Of College.

Foreign Policy Is Really Domestic Policy With Its Hat On.