Humphrey

Famous quotes containing the word humphrey:

    It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.
    —Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)

    To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed.
    —Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)

    Much of our American progress has been the product of the individual who had an idea; pursued it; fashioned it; tenaciously clung to it against all odds; and then produced it, sold it, and profited from it.
    —Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)