One of Herbert Hoover’s best-known speeches was originally given during a fund-raising event for Wilmington College in 1948 and it precepts still hold relevant today. It’s known as…. The Uncommon Men speech.
In the speech, Hoover begins a discussion of ‘the common man’ and how finally, the nation has recognized the ‘common man’s’ place in society. Although, he ponders, just who is this ‘common man?’