I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

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To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches - not I.

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It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

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My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.

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A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

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The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members.

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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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The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

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Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

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A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.

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