Harry S. Truman Quotes

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.
Harry S. Truman

Truth, Give, Thought

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.
Harry S. Truman

Fear, Mind, Nothing

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Harry S. Truman

Amazing, Care, Credit

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S. Truman

Courage, Change, Leadership

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.
Harry S. Truman

Politics, Leader, Boss

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Harry S. Truman

Makes, Pessimist, Optimist

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount.
Harry S. Truman

Teacher, Today, Through

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Harry S. Truman

Stand, Heat, Kitchen

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Harry S. Truman

Courage, Fear, Job

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.
Harry S. Truman

Work, Peace, Down

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.
Harry S. Truman

Politics, Friend, Dog

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.
Harry S. Truman

Men, Parents, Free

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
Harry S. Truman

Politics, Time, Public

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.
Harry S. Truman

Truth, Thought, Hell

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in.
Harry S. Truman

Time, Good, Truth

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's.
Harry S. Truman

History, Long, Almost

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.
Harry S. Truman

Men, Government, Mind

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.
Harry S. Truman

Battle, Put, Bring

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
Harry S. Truman

Job, Depression, Lose

If you can't convince them, confuse them.
Harry S. Truman

Confuse, Convince

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.
Harry S. Truman

Faith, Great, Future

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.
Harry S. Truman

Republican, Office, Wants

The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.
Harry S. Truman

Great, Powerful, Decision

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.
Harry S. Truman

War, Experience, Social

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.
Harry S. Truman

Destiny, Fate, Grow

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: May 8, 1884

Died: December 26, 1972

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