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" If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again. "
Harry S Truman
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" Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice. "
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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. "
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" I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. "
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" 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. "
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" The reward of suffering is experience. "
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