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Harry S. Truman1884–1972

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.

Harry S. Truman on liberty

Address at the National Archives dedicating a shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights (15 December 1952)

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I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.
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This is a Christian nation.
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The President of the United States hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully to hear the one voice that tells him he’s not.
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More about liberty

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
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