“When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.”
Government“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.”
Change“When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.”
Government“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.”
Time“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.”
Communication“Study men, not historians.”
Men“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.”
Politics“A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.”
Government“Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.”
Truth“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.”
Best“A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.”
Government“My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.”
Dad“Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.”
Humor“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
Amazing“All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.”
Time“The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.”
Best“The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.”
Great“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.”
Change“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.”
Peace“I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.”
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.”
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.”
Men