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Truman said, "I never sit on" one of these. "I am either on one side or another"
In early 1865 he said, "I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice"
In 1964 he told a National Urban League conference, "We must open the doors of opportunity"
In a 1963 speech at Vanderbilt University, he said, "Liberty without learning is always in peril"
In 1897 he said, "War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed"
March 4, 1797-March 3, 1801