A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.
Hubert H. HumphreyThe impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
Hubert H. HumphreyThe message of the United States is not nuclear power. The message of the United States is a spiritual message. It is the message of human ideals; it is the message of human dignity; it is the message of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, the right to assemble, to worship, and the message of freedom of movement of people.
Hubert H. HumphreyAnd it is to these rights - the right of law and order, the right of life, the right of liberty, the right of a job, the right of a home in a decent neighborhood, and the right to an education - it is to these rights that I pledge my life and whatever capacity and ability I have.
Hubert H. Humphrey