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Harry S. Truman

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Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd President of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. He made some of the most consequential decisions of the 20th century, including the use of atomic weapons against Japan, the Marshall Plan for European recovery, and the creation of NATO. Truman was known for his plain-spoken honesty and the famous sign on his desk: "The Buck Stops Here."

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“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

Peace

All Quotes by Harry S. Truman

“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.”

— Harry S. Truman

History

“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

“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

Good

“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

“Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.”

— Harry S. Truman

Truth

“You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.”

— Harry S. Truman

Politics

“I would rather have peace in the world than be President.”

— Harry S. Truman

Peace

“Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides.”

— Harry S. Truman

History

“Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.”

— Harry S. Truman

Art

“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

Change

“Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.”

— Harry S. Truman

Humor

“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

Best

“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

“The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.”

— Harry S. Truman

Great

“A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.”

— Harry S. Truman

Government

“A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.”

— Harry S. Truman

Politics

“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

“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

“We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.”

— Harry S. Truman

Communication

“Study men, not historians.”

— Harry S. Truman

Men