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Harry S. Truman
Age: 88 †
Born: 1884
Born: May 8
Died: 1972
Died: December 26
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This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.
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I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he'd taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if he'd taken a poll in Israel? Where would the Reformation have gone if Martin Luther had taken a poll?
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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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Canada and the United States have reached the point where we no longer think of each other as 'foreign' countries. We think of each other as friends, as peaceful and cooperative neighbors on a spacious and fruitful continent.
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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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Within the first few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed. The fantastically crowded nine months of 1945 taught me that a President either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt I could let up for a single moment.
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A leader has to lead otherwise he has no business in politics.
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If you want to get elected, shake hands with 25, 000 people between and November 7.
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Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you.
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I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo.
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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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My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.
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Religious and racial persecution is moronic at all times, perhaps the most idiotic of human stupidities.
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To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.
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If that's art, I'm a Hottentot!
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Without a strong educational system — free of government control — democracy is crippled. Knowledge is not only the key to power. It is the citadel of human freedom.
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An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.
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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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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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In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war.
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