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If you can't convince them, confuse them.
Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman
Age: 88 †
Born: 1884
Born: May 8
Died: 1972
Died: December 26
33Rd U.S. President
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Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.
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Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other.
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Despite his unimpressive appearance and manner, he was a brilliant fellow with a crystal-clear mind.... It was just that, when it came time for him to act like an executive, he was like a great many other people when the time comes to make decisions, they have difficulty doing it.
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I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.
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The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.
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To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.
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