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Harry S. Truman
33rd US President (1884-1972). Sworn in 82 days into his vice presidency after FDR's death, he approved the atomic bombings, ended WWII, and built the Cold War architecture—Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and CIA.
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Harry S. Truman's Other Quotes
Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima... It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe.
It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
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Favorable timing is less important than geographical advantage, and that is less important than unity among people.
-- Mencius
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily; not to dare is to lose oneself.
-- Søren Kierkegaard
Man is condemned to be free.
-- Jean-Paul Sartre
We are our choices.
-- Jean-Paul Sartre
No one has the right to obey.
-- Hannah Arendt
Give the youth a proper environment. Motivate them. Extend them the support they need. Each one of them has infinite source of energy. They will deliver.
-- Dhirubhai Ambani