I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want, and then advise them to do it.

Harry Truman

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Topic

Parents and children Raising kids

Speaker

Harry Truman

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Truman, Harry S. Interviewed by Margaret Truman. Person to Person, CBS. 27 May 1955.

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Another quote by Harry Truman

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
American foreign policy Cold War
Speaker
Harry Truman
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1947 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Truman, Harry S. Address about establishing the Truman Doctrine. Joint session of Congress. 12 Mar. 1947, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote from the 1950s

There are more dead people than living. And their numbers are increasing. The living are getting rarer.

Eugene Ionesco

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Topic
Dead people
Speaker
Berenger

Author

Eugene Ionesco
Source
Rhinoceros
Medium
Play
Language
French
Time
1959 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ionesco, Eugene. Rhinoceros. 1959, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany, act 1.

Another quote about Parents and children

For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.

William Ross Wallace

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Topic
Raising kids Parents and children Power of education Value of education

Author

William Ross Wallace
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Wallace, William Ross. What Rules the World. 1865.

Current Citation

Wallace, William Ross. "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle." Poetry for a Lifetime: All-Time Favorite Poems to Delight and Inspire All Ages, edited by Samuel Norfleet Etheredge. MiraVista Press, 1999.