Who said “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want…”?

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Harry S. Truman. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceInterview with Margaret Truman, sitting in for host Edward R. Murrow, on Person to Person, CBS Television (May 27, 1955) [http://books.google.

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“I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.”
— Harry S. Truman
VerifiedInterview with Margaret Truman, sitting in for host Edward R. Murrow, on Person to Person, CBS Television (May 27, 1955) [http://books.google. · evidenceChildren

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For academic work, cite the original where you can: Interview with Margaret Truman, sitting in for host Edward R. Murrow, on Person to Person, CBS Television (May 27, 1955) [http://books.google..

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Truman, H. S. (n.d.). I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4743-i-have-found-the-best-way-to-give/

MLA

Truman, Harry S. “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4743-i-have-found-the-best-way-to-give/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Truman, Harry S. “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4743-i-have-found-the-best-way-to-give/.

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