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May we Americans all live up to our glorious heritage.

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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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I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American's guarantee of freedom.
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All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least to the people that have been the first to fall
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When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true.
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The Republican party still helps the rich and sticks a knife in the back of the poor.
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No nation on this globe should be more internationally minded than America because it was built by all nations.
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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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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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Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it.
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Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.
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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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You should never form judgments from front page headlines. As with a contract, the fine print on the inside pages should be carefully studied.
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Democracy alone can supply the vitalizing force to stir the peoples of the world into triumphant action, not only against their human oppressors, but also against their ancient enemies-hunger, misery, and despair.
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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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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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I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able and God bless you. Good-bye.
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I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!
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The newcomers quickly learned their way about and soon felt at home. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided them, as well as many other pioneers, with an opportunity to acquire land and establish family farms. To the land-hungry immigrants, the tough prairie sod seemed a golden opportunity and they conquered it by hard work.
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You know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. From this point of view we were happy to see that the British Government has on its part accepted the principle of nationalization.
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