Harry S. Truman Quotes

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• No one in the world can take the place of your mother. Right or wrong, from her viewpoint you are always right. She may scold…
• I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think…
• When we refused to be forced out of Berlin, we demonstrated to the people of Europe that with their cooperation we would act, and act…
• The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world.
• A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and like it.
• Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.
• Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a…
• I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able and God bless you. Good-bye.
• The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the…
• This Nation was established by men who believed in God. ... You will see the evidence of this deep religious faith on every hand.
• This is a Christian nation.
• I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up.
• I can always get along with an honest friend.
• There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the crimes they commit…
• Such an atmosphere is un-American, the most un-American thing we have to contend with today. It is the climate of a totalitarian country in which…
• We have gone a long way toward civilization and religious tolerance, and we have a good example in this country. Here the many Protestant denominations,…
• 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 ethical…
• We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God
• Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.…
• You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook.

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