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I fear we are too much concerned with material things to remember that our real strength lies in spiritual values.
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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I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.
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Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.
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