The buck stops here.

Harry Truman

Phrase on a sign on Harry Truman's desk in the White House.

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Topic

Political leadership Taking responsibility

Author

Harry Truman

Medium

Inscription

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Truman, Harry S. Sign on Truman's desk during his presidency. c. 1945.

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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

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Topic
American politics
Speaker
Harry Truman
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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.

Another quote from the 1940s

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
Cold War Soviet Union
Speaker
Winston Churchill
Source
Sinews of Peace
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1946 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Sinews of Peace." 5 Mar. 1946, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "The Soviet Danger: The Iron Curtain." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

Another quote from 1945

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

George Orwell

Animal Farm

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Topic
Communism Equality

Author

George Orwell
Source
Animal Farm
Medium
Novel
Genre
Allegory Dystopian fiction
Language
English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Orwell, George. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story. Secker and Warburg, 1945, ch. 10.