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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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“Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.”

— Harry S. Truman

Experience

All Quotes by Harry S. Truman

“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

“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

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

— Harry S. Truman

Amazing

“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

“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

“My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.”

— Harry S. Truman

Dad

“It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.”

— Harry S. Truman

Time

“You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils or none at all. So-I'm taking the immature Democrat as the best of the two. Nixon is impossible.”

— Harry S. Truman

Best

“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

“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

“I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.”

— Harry S. Truman

Truth

“A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.”

— Harry S. Truman

Government

“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

“Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.”

— Harry S. Truman

Experience

“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

“The reward of suffering is experience.”

— Harry S. Truman

Experience

“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 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

“Upon books the collective education of the race depends they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought.”

— Harry S. Truman

Education

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

— Harry S. Truman

Politics