Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble.
Hubert H. HumphreyThe leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets.
Hubert H. HumphreyCapital, and the question of who owns it and therefore reaps the benefit of its productiveness, is an extremely important issue that is complementary to the issue of full employment... I see these as twin pillars of our economy: Full employment of our labor resources and widespread ownership of our capital resources. Such twin pillars would go a long way in providing a firm underlying support for future economic growth that would be equitably shared.
Hubert H. HumphreyThe essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.
Hubert H. HumphreyAs we begin to comprehend that the earth itself is a kind of manned spaceship hurtling through the infinity of space ~ it will seem increasingly absurd that we have not better organized the life of the human family.
Hubert H. HumphreyThere is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness.
Hubert H. HumphreyThe impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
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. HumphreyThere are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late.
Hubert H. HumphreyMy friends, to those who say that we are rushing this issue of civil rights, I say to them we are 172 years late. To those who say that this civil-rights program is an infringement on states’ rights, I say this: The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states' rights and to walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.
Hubert H. HumphreyThe right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. HumphreyThe 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.
Hubert H. HumphreyToday we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in the 1920's and 1930's when those who should have known better persuaded themselves that they were not their brother's keeper.
Hubert H. HumphreyIt is all too easy for a society to measure itself against some abstract philosophical principle or political slogan. But in the end, there must remain the question: What kind of life is one society providing to the people that live in it?
Hubert H. HumphreyHubert Humphrey with kids"Be clear where America stands. Human brotherhood and equal opportunity for every man, woman, and child, we are committed to it, in America and around the world."
Hubert H. HumphreyYou can always debate about what you should have done. The question is what are you going to do?
Hubert H. HumphreyIf there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger.
Hubert H. Humphrey