Harry Truman: 7 quotes for his birthday

May 8, 2012, marks Harry S. Truman's 128th birthday. His folksy sense of humor and political grit are exemplified by a selection of aphorisms in 'Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists' by James Geary. 

3. On child rearing

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"I have found that the best way to give advice to our children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."

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