“Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.”
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“They are trying to make an elder statesmen of me, but they will never succeed.”
Mr. Citizen, Harry Truman (1960)
Context: Student: Some people suggest that you are getting mellowed and less militant. Is that so?
Truman: Not in the slightest degree. They are trying to make an elder statesmen of me, but they will never succeed.
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