Harry S Truman Quotes
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Whenever the press quits abusing me, I know I'm in the wrong pew.
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Leadership is getting people to do things that they don't want to do.
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The guilty as well as the innocent are entitled to due process of law. They are entitled to a fair trial. They are entitled to counsel. They are entitled to fair treatment from the police. The law enforcement officer has the same duty as the citizen-indeed, he has a higher duty-to abide by the letter and spirit of our Constitution and laws. You yourselves must be careful to obey the letter of the law. You yourselves must be intellectually honest in the enforcement of the law.
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The true foundation of the brotherhood of humankind is belief in the knowledge that God is the Father of humankind. For us, therefore, brotherhood is not only a generous impulse but also a divine command.
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There is enough in the world for everyone to have plenty, to live happily, and to be at peace with his neighbors.
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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.
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Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.
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If you can't stand the heat, then move to Minnesota. They have snow in May.
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There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the crimes they commit but never for the opinions they have.
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There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. A lesser man couldn't have done it.... Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader, a truly great man in every way.
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Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the rights of the individual and his freedom in the exercise of his abilities. Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.
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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...
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My favorite animal is the mule. He has more horse sense than a horse. He knows when to stop eating - and he knows when to stop working.
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We should resolve now that the health of this nation is a national concern; that financial barriers in the way of attaining health shall be removed; that the health of all it's citizens deserves the help of all the nation.
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Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought.
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I enjoyed my new position as vice president, but it took me a while to get used to the fact that I no longer had the voting privileges I had enjoyed for 10 years as a senator.
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This minimum wage legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live by. It is a measure dictated by social justice. It adds to our economic strength. It is founded on the belief that full human dignity requires at least a minimum level of economic sufficiency and security.
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The United States is not so strong, the final triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can ignore what the world thinks of us or our record.
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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.
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I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases.
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I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better.
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My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.
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We all have to recognise - no matter how great our strength - that we must deny ourselves the licence to do always as we please.
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If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace.