When you have to deal with a man who is a son-of-a-bitch, you have to be a son-of-a-bitch yourself.
US President, atomic bomb decision
When you have to deal with a man who is a son-of-a-bitch, you have to be a son-of-a-bitch yourself.
US President, atomic bomb decision
Reported by several sources as a common saying of Truman's, often in reference to dealing with difficult political figures.
1940s-1950s
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