The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
We must face the fact that peace must be built on power, as well as upon good will and good deeds. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
We have to get tough with the Russians. They don't know how to behave. They are like bulls in a china shop.… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
If we let Korea down, the Soviet[s] will keep right on going and swallow up one [place] after another. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
This is the first time in my experience... that I ever heard of a Senator trying to discredit his own Government before… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
“[we are] going to continue to fight communism. Now I am going to tell you how we are not going to fight… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I suppose that history will remember my term in office as the years when the Cold War began to overshadow our lives.… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Unless Russia is face with an iron fist and strong language, another is in the making. Only one language do they understand… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
All will concede that in order to have good neighbors, we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of human endeavor. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all! — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Most of the time most people know the right thing to do ...its the doing of it that gives them trouble — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
It can be lost, and it will be, if the time ever comes when these documents are regarded not as the supreme expression of… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
On tight money: It reflects a reversion to the old idea that the tree can be fertilized at the top instead of at the… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual, and is… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Although I hold the highest civil honour in the world, I have always regarded my rank and title as a Past Grand Master of… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image