I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. That's the answer to that. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail.

Harry Truman

On Douglas MacArthur.

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American politics

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Harry Truman

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English

Time

1974 1970s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. Quoted in Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, written by Merle Miller. Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1974, ch. 24.

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Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima... The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.

Harry Truman

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Nuclear weapons World War II
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Harry Truman
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
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Know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away,
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The Gambler

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Kenny Rogers
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The Gambler
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Song
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Country music
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Language
English
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's "death panel" so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their "level of productivity in society," whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil.

Sarah Palin

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Health care American politics

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Sarah Palin
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Facebook
Language
English
Time
2009 2000s 21st century
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