Harry S. Truman Quotes

Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great presidents, but I had a good time trying to be one, I can tell you that.

Justice remains the greatest power on earth. To that tremendous power alone will we submit.

When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint - understand what he is trying to do - nine times out of ten he is trying to do right.

Believe and you're halfway there.

I don't feel qualified to be president either, but I've got the job.

I received a card the other day from Steve Early which said, "Don't Worry Me--I am an 8 Ulcer Man on 4 Ulcer Pay.

Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you.

I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way.

The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us.

If you want to live like a Republican, you've got to vote for a Democrat.

Mama and Papa are more to blame (for delinquency) than the kids; parents should stay home and raise their children and spend less time in taverns.

A man who is not interested in politics is not doing his patriotic duty toward maintaining the constitution of the United States.

I want a one-armed economist, that way he cannot say, 'on the other hand'.

The atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world.

If you think somebody is telling a big lie about you, the only way to answer is with the whole truth.

If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace.

He'll sit there are he'll say "Do this! Do that!" and nothing will happen. Poor Ike - it won't be a bit like the army.

As you get older, you get tired of doing the same things over and over again, so you think Christmas has changed. It hasn't. It's you who has changed.

Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward.

I fear we are too much concerned with material things to remember that our real strength lies in spiritual values.

Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness.

Prosperous farmers make for a prosperous nation, and when farmers are in trouble, the nation is in trouble.

You members of this Conference are to be the architects of the better world. In your hands rests our future.

I consider Monroe a pretty minor president. In spite of the Monroe Doctrine. That's the only important thing he ever did more or less on his own, when you really get down to it.

We are trying to prevent a third world war.

We can never tell what is in store for us.

Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damndest.

You should never form judgments from front page headlines. As with a contract, the fine print on the inside pages should be carefully studied.

If you can't beat 'em, confuse 'em.

A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character.

All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least to the people that have been the first to fall

Some questions cannot be answered, but they can be decided.

Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time.

Beware of the guy praying loudest in the amen corner.

This administration is going to be cussed and discussed for years to come.

France is France and a grand place for Frenchman.

Never, never waste a minute on regret. It's a waste of time.

We worship money instead of honour.

I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up.

We have found that it is easier for men to die together on the field of battle than it is for them to live together at home in peace.

I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able and God bless you. Good-bye.

Partisanship must end at the waters edge.

I always considered statesmen to be more expendable than soldiers.

Whenever the press quits abusing me, I know I'm in the wrong pew.

I believe in the brotherhood of man, not merely the brotherhood of white men but the brotherhood of all men before law.

If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen.

I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell.

In the long view, no nation is any healthier than its children.

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do

Unless Russia is face with an iron fist and strong language, another is in the making. Only one language do they understand - 'How many divisions have you?' ... I'm tired of babying the Soviets.