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Harry S. Truman talks about people having the right to rule themselves with reason. He warns that many people chase fame by showing their faults instead of staying out of sight. He also says a strong character needs a clear set of morals to guide actions.

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Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.

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Men make history. History does not make the man.

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To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.

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Men make history, not the other way around.

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About the meanest thing you can say about a man is that he means well.

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Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it.

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No man should be allowed to be President who does not understand hogs.

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There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been…

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This Nation was established by men who believed in God. ... You will see the evidence of this deep religious faith on…

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We have found that it is easier for men to die together on the field of battle than it is for them…

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Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.

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We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God

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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…

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I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men but the brotherhood of all men before law.

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I received a card the other day from Steve Early which said, "Don't Worry Me--I am an 8 Ulcer Man on 4 Ulcer Pay.

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It isn't polls or public opinion at the moment that counts. It is right and wrong and leadership--men with fortitude, honesty, and…

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Dictatorship, by whatever name, is founded on the doctrine that the individual amounts to nothing; that the State is the only one…

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Some day we'll awake, have a reformation of the heart, teach our kids honor and kill a few sex psychologists, put boys…

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There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the…

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Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned…

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I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his…

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We must never forget that this coutry was founded by men who came to these shores to worship God as they pleased.…

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I have just read your lousy review. You sound like a frustrated old man who never made a success, an eightulcer man…

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[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President…

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They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We…

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This is the first time in my experience... that I ever heard of a Senator trying to discredit his own Government before…

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There has been a lot of talk lately about the burdens of the Presidency. Decisions that the President has to make often…

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Have fired 500 rounds at the Germans, at my command, been shelled, didn't run away thank the Lord and never lost a…

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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,…

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Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual,…

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I think one man is just as good as another so long as he's not a n*gger or a Chinaman. Uncle Will…

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A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man…

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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…

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A man who is not interested in politics is not doing his patriotic duty toward maintaining the constitution of the United States.

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Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern…

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Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

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A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician…

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A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character.

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I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand,…

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Three things ruin a man: power, money, and women. I never wanted power. I never had any money, and the only woman…

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All will concede that in order to have good neighbors, we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of human endeavor.

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Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!

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It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.

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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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Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

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Although I hold the highest civil honour in the world, I have always regarded my rank and title as a Past Grand Master of…

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Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great presidents, but…

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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…

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Our goal must not be peace in our time but peace for all time.

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