“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.”
— Harry S. Truman
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“Study men, not historians.”
— Harry S. Truman
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“My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.”
— Harry S. Truman
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“You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.”
— Harry S. Truman
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“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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“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.”
— Harry S. Truman
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“We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.”
— Harry S. Truman
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“All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.”
— Harry S. Truman
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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.”
— Harry S. Truman
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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.”
— Harry S. Truman
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“All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.”
— Harry S. Truman
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