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I consider Monroe a pretty minor president. In spite of the Monroe Doctrine. That's the only important thing he ever did more or less on his own, when you really get down to it.
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We must face the fact that peace must be built on power, as well as upon good will and good deeds.
Harry S Truman
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Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.
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Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.
Harry S Truman -
Study men, not historians.
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I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell.
Harry S Truman -
At this moment, I have in my heart a prayer. As I have assumed my heavy duties, I humbly pray, Almighty God, in the words of King Solomon: 'Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad, for who is able to judge this thy so great people?' I ask only to be a good and faithful servant of my LORD and my people.
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With firm faith in our hearts, to sustain us along the hard road to victory, we will find our way to a secure peace, for the ultimate benefit of all humanity.
Harry S Truman
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You cannot get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have the facts, you cannot make proper judgments about what is going on.
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I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.
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He'll sit there are he'll say "Do this! Do that!" and nothing will happen. Poor Ike - it won't be a bit like the army.
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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.
Harry S Truman -
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!
Harry S Truman -
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.
Harry S Truman
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Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time.
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The true foundation of the brotherhood of humankind is belief in the knowledge that God is the Father of humankind. For us, therefore, brotherhood is not only a generous impulse but also a divine command.
Harry S Truman -
Beware of the guy praying loudest in the amen corner.
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I don't believe in anti-anything. A man has to have a program; you have to be for something. Otherwise, you will never get anywhere.
Harry S Truman -
I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers.
Harry S Truman -
If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up a piano player in a bawdy house.
Harry S Truman
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There is enough in the world for everyone to have plenty, to live happily, and to be at peace with his neighbors.
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Why, this fellow doesn't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday.
Harry S Truman -
I enjoyed my new position as vice president, but it took me a while to get used to the fact that I no longer had the voting privileges I had enjoyed for 10 years as a senator.
Harry S Truman -
The White House is the finest prison in the world.
Harry S Truman