"I do not understand a mind which sees……" — Harry S. Truman
"I do not understand a mind which sees a gracious beneficence in spending money to slay and maim human beings in almost unimaginable numbers and deprecates the expenditure of a smaller sum to patch up the ills of mankind."
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314 Quotes by Harry S. Truman
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The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world.
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Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.
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Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no…
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This is a Christian nation.
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I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up.
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After years spent trying to deal with the effects of COINTELPRO, my rage at the FBI's almost unimaginable evil remains…
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