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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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We fully realize today that victory in war requires a mighty united effort. Certainly, victory in peace calls for, and must receive, an equal effort. Man has learned long ago, that it is impossible to live unto himself. This same basic principle applies today to nations. We were not isolated during the war. We dare not now become isolated in peace.
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Keep working on a plan. Make no little plans. Make the biggest plan you can think of and spend the rest of your life carrying it out.
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If we let Korea down, the Soviet[s] will keep right on going and swallow up one [place] after another.
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I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out loud because it's the song of Missouri. It's as bad as The Star-Spangled Banner so far as music is concerned.
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It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.
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In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines.
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I'm very proud that I'm smart enough to get to the point
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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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Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.
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It is through generous giving, that we affirm before the world, our nation's faith in the inalienable right of every man, to a life of freedom, justice and security.
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If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up a piano player in a bawdy house.
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We worship money instead of honour.
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This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.
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The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him his is not.
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I fear we are too much concerned with material things to remember that our real strength lies in spiritual values.
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I am proud of my part in the creation of this new state. Our Government was the first to recognize the State of Israel.
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Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness.
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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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Whenever the press quits abusing me, I know I'm in the wrong pew.
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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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