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 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
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Harry Truman
Language
English
Time
1974 1970s 20th century
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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.

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Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.

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Actor
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Source
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Medium
Film
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
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Citation

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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
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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.