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

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Citation

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

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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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American foreign policy Cold War
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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

In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.

Douglas MacArthur

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War
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Douglas MacArthur
Medium
Speech
Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

MacArthur, Douglas. Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. House of Representatives. 19 Apr. 1951, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Leo Tolstoy

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Topic
Family dysfunction Family Parents and children

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Anna Karenina
Medium
Novel
Language
Russian
Time
1877 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. Анна Каренина [Anna Karenina]. The Russian Messenger, 1875-1877. Serial.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 2014.