A biography for Harry S Trumanhasn’t been written yet.
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
“I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.”
“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.”
“Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.”
“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.”
“My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.”
“A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.”
“The White House is the finest prison in the world.”
“Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.”
“Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.”
“The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.”
“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.”
“When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.”
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“If you can't convince them, confuse them.”
“A President cannot always be popular.”
“Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.”