American - President | May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Harry S Truman
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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
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I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.
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Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
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Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.
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If you can't convince them, confuse them.
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You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.
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The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.
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When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.
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In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.
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The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.
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