Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey
“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
“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”— Hubert H. Humphrey
“Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.”— Hubert H. Humphrey
“The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.”— Hubert H. Humphrey
“There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.”— Hubert H. Humphrey
“The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.”— Hubert H. Humphrey
“To be sure, the story of freedom is never complete; it is a story of widening circles.”— Hubert H. Humphrey
“In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the evil that men do is not interred with their bones. In real life, the evil that men do lives after them.”— Hubert H. Humphrey
“I have enjoyed my life, its disappointments, its pleasures; it has been a privilege to be here.”— Hubert H. Humphrey