On this day in history, the nation's soon-to-be 31st U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, gave a speech in New York City mentioning "America's system of rugged individualism." ...

Herbert Hoover's 1928 campaign speech, where he lauded "Rugged Individualism," is easily misunderstood. It leads to neither wealth nor satisfaction. (He never claimed it did).

Rugged individualism is an emphasis on self-reliance. ... Because Hoover had been an orphan from rural Iowa and used himself as an example of a hard worker who became a millionaire, ...

He first outlined his political philosophy in 1922 in "American Individualism." In 1934, in response to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, Hoover wrote "The Challenge to Liberty." ...

It was the first clean-cut major encounter between the new “robust collectivism” and a prime exponent of the old “rugged individualism.” Mr. Ford had supported President Hoover in the ...

The myth of rugged individualism, or going it alone, is outdated and was never completely accurate in the first place. None of us survive or flourish without the help of others.

It is often forgotten, but Hoover was a political philosopher. He first outlined his political philosophy in 1922 in "American Individualism." In 1934, in response to President Franklin D ...

I fear we’re entering a chapter where the notion of rugged individualism, however flawed and inconsistent, rules the day — shaping policies and practices and public discourse to a degree we ...

Image: A squiggle line drawn with a pen. Source: Purchased by the author, Lyrica Fils-Aime The United States and many Western countries support this concept of rugged individualism. It can be hard ...