I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs…

Herbert Hoover
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I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand for religious tolerance both in act and in spirit. ✨ Herbert Hoover (1929). The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover, 1928, p.36, Stanford University Press
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