United states Quotes by Harry S. Truman

17 United states quotes by Harry S. Truman

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Harry S. Truman’s perspective on America shines through seventeen succinct statements. They capture his straightforward, no‑nonsense style while addressing the nation’s post‑war challenges and aspirations.

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The United States, which would live on Christian principles with all of the peoples of the world, cannot omit a fair deal…

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It's tougher to be a football coach than the President of the United States. You've got four years as a president, and…

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The United States has become great because we, as a people, have been able to work together for great objectives even while…

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A man who is not interested in politics is not doing his patriotic duty toward maintaining the constitution of the United States.

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The United States is not so strong, the final triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can ignore…

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The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot…

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The United States recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel.

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We seek a peaceful world, a prosperous world, a free world, a world of good neighbors, living on terms of equality and…

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I tend to pair up Benjamin Harrison and Dwight Eisenhower because they're the two presidents I can think of who most preferred…

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Canada and the United States have reached the point where we no longer think of each other as 'foreign' countries. We think…

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There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. A…

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It will be just as easy for nations to get along in a republic of the world as it is for you…

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I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by…

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They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We…

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This is the first time in my experience... that I ever heard of a Senator trying to discredit his own Government before…

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This government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine, and recognition has been requested by the provisional…

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I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by…

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Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with…

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We can never tell what is in store for us.

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All will concede that in order to have good neighbors, we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of human endeavor.

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Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!

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It is ignorance that causes most mistakes.

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Most of the time most people know the right thing to do ...its the doing of it that gives them trouble

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Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

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It can be lost, and it will be, if the time ever comes when these documents are regarded not as the supreme expression of…

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On tight money: It reflects a reversion to the old idea that the tree can be fertilized at the top instead of at the…

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The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against…

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Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual, and is…

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