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Other Quotes by Harry S. Truman
- 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.
- Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other.
- Canada and the United States have reached the point where we no longer think of each other as 'foreign' countries. We think of each other…
- The record proves that in peaceful commerce the combined efforts of our countries can produce outstanding results. Our trade with each other is far greater…
- The newcomers quickly learned their way about and soon felt at home. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided them, as well as many other pioneers,…
- But Quantrill and his men were no more bandits than the men on the other side. I've been to reunions of Quantrill's men two or…
- It is noble in its administration: to think and let think, beyond the narrow contracted prejudices of bitter sectarians in these modern times. It is…
- Divine Providence has played a great part in our history. I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present…
- The legislative job of the President is especially important to the people who have no special representatives to plead their cause before Congressand that includes…
- Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.
- I received a card the other day from Steve Early which said, "Don't Worry Me--I am an 8 Ulcer Man on 4 Ulcer Pay.
- Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders…
- 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 can…
- On the one hand, the Republicans are telling industrial workers that the high cost of food in the cities is due to this government's farm…
- Men make history, not the other way around.
- I'm the ultimately responsible person in this organization. Other people can pass the buck to me, but I can't pass the buck to anyone else.
- I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do…
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- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
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- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
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