The 1920s Quotes
They Said It
| "The business of America is business." - President Calvin Coolidge20 |
| "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. [...] We shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation." - Presidential candidate Herbert Hoover, 192821 |
| "These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live." - Henry Ford, speaking of immigrants22 |
| "History writ with lightning, and my only regret is it's all so terribly true." - President Woodrow Wilson, commenting on the pro-KKK film The Birth of a Nation23 |
| "Scopes isn't on trial, civilization is on trial." - Defense attorney Clarence Darrow, on the Scopes "Monkey" Trial24 |
| "They did not come here to try a case. They came here to try revealed religion. I am here to defend it, and they can ask any questions they please." - William Jennings Bryan, testifying at the Scopes "Monkey" Trial25 |