Paul Ryan vs. Herbert Hoover
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Paul Ryan
1970 – present
Paul Davis Ryan is an American politician who served as the 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 2012 election running alongside Mitt Romney, losing to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
"Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the United States. I accept the duty to help …"
Herbert Hoover
1874 – 1964
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.
"I am willing to pledge myself that if the time should ever come that the voluntary agencies of the country together with the local and state governments are una…"
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