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The New Day : Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover 1928 Second Edition
INTRODUCTION
THE FACTS of Science have compelled new conceptions of government for a civilization which has virtually been made over in the last fifty years. Instead of the simple farm, village, and small seaport social structure of our forefathers we have the intricate, delicately balanced, interdependent economic organization of the present, with its intimate relationships to all peoples in all parts of the world. Human needs, aspirations, passions, and desires have not changed since the Declaration of Independence and the creation of our Constitution. The importance of keeping intact the rights of individuals and of developing their duties and responsibilities to society is now paramount.
The Presidential campaign of 1928 was as significant as that of 1860. Not since the Lincoln-Douglas debates has the country followed the issues of a campaign with more intensity. The speeches of Mr. Hoover were measured statements of a new liberalism facing new conditions with courage and with confidence in the individual human being to act wisely for himself and for his neighbors. They clarified the citizen's relationship to the great economic mechanism resulting from the practical applications of invention, discovery, and widespread education. These speeches visualized those methods of entering upon the corning constructive period which will lead to equal opportunities for the youth of the United States of America in accordance with their abilities and industry.
The Stanford University Press asked for the privilege of publishing these addresses of Mr. Hoover so that a permanent and authoritative record would be available. Just as his life and deeds have been an inspiration to generations of Stanford men and women, we think that these speeches will stimulate, guide, and hearten the people of our great democracy in the critical and formative years now before us.
RAY LYMAN WILBUR
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA
November 16, 1928
This is a reproduction edition from a scanned copy of the original 1928 edition from Stanford University Press (ISBN 0804740399, 9780804740395)
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