Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

Harry Truman

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Topic

Government secrets Political theory Democracy

Speaker

Harry Truman

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Truman, Harry S. Quoted in Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, by Merle Miller. Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1973. Originally spoken about the CIA, c. 1972.

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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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Topic
Nuclear weapons World War II
Speaker
Harry Truman
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Truman, Harry S. First announcement of the atomic bomb. 6 Aug. 1945, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote from the 1970s

Send lawyers, guns, and money
The shit has hit the fan.

Warren Zevon

Lawyers, Guns and Money

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Topic
Disaster
Speaker
Warren Zevon
Source
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Medium
Song
Genre
Rock music
Language
English
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Zevon, Warren. "Lawyers, Guns and Money." Excitable Boy. Asylum Records, 1978.

Another quote about Political theory

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Abraham Lincoln

Read Lincoln's Lost Speech at Project Gutenberg
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Topic
Voting Political theory
Speaker
Abraham Lincoln
Source
Lost Speech
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Lost Speech." Anti-Nebraska Bloomington Convention, First Republican State Convention of Illinois. 29 May 1856, Major's Hall, Bloomington, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Speech at Bloomington, Illinois, May 29, 1856." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.