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This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.
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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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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In this shrinking world, it is futile to seek safety behind geographical barriers. Real security will be found only in law and in justice.
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Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.
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When contemplating General Eisenhower winning the Presidential election, Truman said, Hell sit here, and hell say, Do this! Do that! And nothing will happen. Poor Ikeit wont be a bit like the Army. Hell find it very frustrating.
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If you don't have your own goals, you'll be doomed to work toward someone else's.
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If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.
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I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way.
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Peace is precious to us. It is the way of life we strive for with all the strength and wisdom we possess. But more precious than peace are freedom and justice. We will fight, if fight we must, to keep our freedom and to prevent justice from being destroyed.
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There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.
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I got very well acquainted with Joe Stalin, and I like old Joe! He is a decent fellow. But Joe is a prisoner of the Politburo.
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I don't feel qualified to be president either, but I've got the job.
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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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Upon books the collective education of the race depends they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought.
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A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man to represent the welfare of the country.
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Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.
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Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.
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I like riding a bicycle built for two--by myself.
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We must build a new world, a far better world - one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected.
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One of the presidents we could have done without.... There are some things I admire about Tyler, but there were also plenty of things that weren't so admirable.... The reason I have a certain amount of grudging respect for John Tyler is that he knew his own mind and stuck to his decisions.
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I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell.
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