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Why, this fellow doesn't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday.
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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The atom bomb was no “great decision.” It was used in the war, and for your information, there were more people killed by fire bombs in Tokyo than dropping of the atomic bombs accounted for. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. The dropping of the bombs stopped the war, save millions of lives.
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I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better.
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I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.
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The only new thing is history we don't know.
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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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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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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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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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People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo.
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A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and like it.
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I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire.
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Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads.
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I can always get along with an honest friend.
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The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you’ll do your best thinking that way.
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Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.
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Some questions cannot be answered, but they can be decided.
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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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Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
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Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima. . . . The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.
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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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