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

Harry Truman

Quoted in Observer

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Topic

Misfortunes of others

Speaker

Harry Truman

Source

Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. Quoted in The Observer. 13 Apr. 1958.

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I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.

Harry Truman

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Topic
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Harry Truman
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1947 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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I propose to consider the question, "Can machines think?"

Alan Turing

Computing Machinery and Intelligence

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Topic
Artificial intelligence

Author

Alan Turing
Source
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Turing, Alan. "Computing Machinery and Intelligence." Mind. Oxford University Press, 1950.