“Economic depression can not be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement.”
Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) 31st President of the United States of America
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964 (1971)
“One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils of the world can be cured by legislation.”
Quoted by George W. Stimpson in A Book About American Politics http://books.google.com/books?id=5eQ5AAAAMAAJ&q=%22One+of+the+greatest+delusions+in+the+world+is+the+hope+that+the+evils+of+the+world+can+be+cured+by+legislation%22&pg=PA342#v=onepage (1952)
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