Quotes By Harry S. Truman

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

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.

It sure is hell to be president.

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.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.

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.

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

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

You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on.

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