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title: "2 Bomb Quotes By Harry S. Truman"
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> [Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/having-found-the-bomb-we-have-used-it-we-have-used-it-against-those/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

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> [The atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/the-atomic-bomb-is-too-dangerous-to-be-loose-in-a-lawless-world/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

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## Other authors on Bomb

## More by Harry S. Truman

> [Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/democracy-is-based-on-the-conviction-that-man-has-the-moral-and/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [We can never tell what is in store for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/we-can-never-tell-what-is-in-store-for-us/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [All will concede that in order to have good neighbors, we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of human endeavor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/all-will-concede-that-in-order-to-have-good-neighbors-we-must-also-be/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/men-often-mistake-notoriety-for-fame-and-would-rather-be-remarked-for/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/it-is-ignorance-that-causes-most-mistakes/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [Most of the time most people know the right thing to do ...its the doing of it that gives them trouble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/most-of-the-time-most-people-know-the-right-thing-to-do-its-the-doing/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/secrecy-and-a-free-democratic-government-don-t-mix/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [It can be lost, and it will be, if the time ever comes when these documents are regarded not as the supreme expression of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/it-can-be-lost-and-it-will-be-if-the-time-ever-comes-when-these/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [On tight money: It reflects a reversion to the old idea that the tree can be fertilized at the top instead of at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/on-tight-money-it-reflects-a-reversion-to-the-old-idea-that-the-tree/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/the-united-states-should-not-under-any-circumstances-throw-away-our/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual, and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/democracy-maintains-that-government-is-established-for-the-benefit-of/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [Although I hold the highest civil honour in the world, I have always regarded my rank and title as a Past Grand Master of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/although-i-hold-the-highest-civil-honour-in-the-world-i-have-always/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great presidents, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/some-of-the-presidents-were-great-and-some-of-them-weren-t-i-can-say/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [A person who is fundamentally honest doesn't need a code of ethics. The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/a-person-who-is-fundamentally-honest-doesn-t-need-a-code-of-ethics/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

> [Our goal must not be peace in our time but peace for all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman/our-goal-must-not-be-peace-in-our-time-but-peace-for-all-time/)

[Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman/)

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