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" A President cannot always be popular. "
Harry S Truman
President
Cannot
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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. "
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" The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction. "
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" All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it. "
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" Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. "
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