I don't feel qualified to be president either, but I've got the job. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The Republican Party either corrupts its liberals or it expels them. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
No man should be allowed to be President who does not understand hogs. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
If you want to live like a Republican, you've got to vote for a Democrat. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Being President is a little bit like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding, or else you will be swallowed up… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is the art of government. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
If you want to get elected, shake hands with 25, 000 people between and November 7. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
When a leader is in the Democratic Party he's a boss. When he's in the Republican Party he's nothing but a leader. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
No one who has not had the responsibility can really understand what it is like to be President, not even his closest… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
It isn't important who is ahead at one time or another, in either an election or a horse race. It's the horse… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I wonder how many times you have to be hit on the head before you find out who's hitting you? It's about… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Within the first few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
There has been a lot of talk lately about the burdens of the Presidency. Decisions that the President has to make often… — 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
![“[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President does not use his supposedly great power to make ’em behave. Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing…” quote by Harry S. Truman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c70/harry-s-truman-898_abuse_the-american-president-has-to-take-all-s_1346472.jpg)
