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I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.
Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman
Age: 88 †
Born: 1884
Born: May 8
Died: 1972
Died: December 26
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I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!
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If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth.
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The difficulty with businessmen entering politics, after they've had a successful business career, is that they want to start at the top.
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Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.
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The Republican Party either corrupts its liberals or it expels them.
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We must earn the peace we seek just as we earned victory in the war, not by wishful thinking but by realistic effort. At no time in our history has unity among our people been so vital as it is at the present time. Unity of purpose, unity of effort, and unity of spirit are essential to accomplish the task before us.
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Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. The time has arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and that protection.
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Some questions cannot be answered, but they can be decided.
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You should never form judgments from front page headlines. As with a contract, the fine print on the inside pages should be carefully studied.
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If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.
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France is France and a grand place for Frenchman.
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The United States, which would live on Christian principles with all of the peoples of the world, cannot omit a fair deal for its own Indian citizens.
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The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings which we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul.
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When a leader is in the Democratic Party he's a boss. When he's in the Republican Party he's nothing but a leader.
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I'm very proud that I'm smart enough to get to the point
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If you can't beat 'em, confuse 'em.
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