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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/you-know-that-being-an-american-is-more-than-a-matter-of-where-your/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

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## More by Harry S Truman

> [A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/a-statesman-is-a-politician-who-has-been-dead-ten-or-fifteen-years/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [We're going to be buried out here. I like the idea because I may just want to get up some day and stroll into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/we-re-going-to-be-buried-out-here-i-like-the-idea-because-i-may-just/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/most-of-the-problems-a-president-has-to-face-have-their-roots-in-the/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/i-ve-said-many-a-time-that-i-think-the-un-american-activities/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/we-shall-never-be-able-to-remove-suspicion-and-fear-as-potential/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/intense-feeling-too-often-obscures-the-truth/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/it-is-understanding-that-gives-us-an-ability-to-have-peace-when-we/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/whenever-you-put-a-man-on-the-supreme-court-he-ceases-to-be-your/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [It sure is hell to be president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/it-sure-is-hell-to-be-president/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [I would rather have peace in the world than be President.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/i-would-rather-have-peace-in-the-world-than-be-president/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/the-only-things-worth-learning-are-the-things-you-learn-after-you/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/you-can-never-get-all-the-facts-from-just-one-newspaper-and-unless/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/in-reading-the-lives-of-great-men-i-found-that-the-first-victory-they/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/a-politician-is-a-man-who-understands-government-a-statesman-is-a/)

[Harry S Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-s-truman-2/)

> [Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-s-truman-2/experience-has-shown-how-deeply-the-seeds-of-war-are-planted-by/)

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