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The Very First Thing The President [truman] Did Was To Show Me The New Presidential Seal, Which He Had Just Redesigned. He Explained, 'the Seal Has To Go Everywhere The President Goes. It Must Be Displayed Upon The Lectern When He Speaks. The Eagle Used To Face The Arrows But I Have Re-designed It So That It Now Faces The Olive Branches ... What Do You Think?' I Said, 'mr. President, With The Greatest Respect, I Would Prefer The American Eagle's Neck To Be On A Swivel So That It Could Face The Olive Branches Or The Arrows, As The Occasion Might Demand.'

Never Stand So High Upon A Principle That You Cannot Lower It To Suit The Circumstances.

There Is Something Going On In Time And Space, And Beyond Time And Space, Which, Whether We Like It Or Not, Spells Duty.

Sometimes Our Best Is Simply Not Enough.... We Have To Do What Is Required.

It Is A Mistake To Look Too Far Ahead. Only One Link Of The Chain Of Destiny Can Be Handled At A Time.