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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 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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Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were political enemies, but they became fast friends. And when they passed away on the same day, the last words of one of them was, The country is safe. Jefferson still lives. And the last words of the other was, John Adams will see that things go forward.
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When you can't do any housecleaning because everything that goes on is a damned secret, then we're on our way to something the Founding Fathers didn't have in mind. Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.
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The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us.
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