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The greatest honor that has come to me, and that can ever come to me in my life, is to be Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.

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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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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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 think there is an immense shortage of Christian charity among so-called Christians.
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The absence of war is not peace.
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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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A person who is fundamentally honest doesn't need a code of ethics. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.
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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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We all have to recognise - no matter how great our strength - that we must deny ourselves the licence to do always as we please.
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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 United States is not so strong, the final triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can ignore what the world thinks of us or our record.
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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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I don't feel qualified to be president either, but I've got the job.
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Most of the time most people know the right thing to do ...its the doing of it that gives them trouble
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I do not believe in shooting anything that cannot shoot back.
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If you can't beat 'em, confuse 'em.
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When a High Explosive shell bursts in fifteen feet and does you no damage, you can bet your sweet life you bear a charmed life and no mistake.
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