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Harry S. Truman Quotes

Harry S. Truman quotes

American President May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972

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Harry S. Truman quote: "The best way to give advice to your children is to find out..."
The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. Harry S. Truman
In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines. Harry S. Truman
Mama and Papa are more to blame (for delinquency) than the kids; parents should stay home and raise their children and spend less time in taverns. Harry S. Truman
[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 and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. Harry S. Truman
Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in. Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman quote: "It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a..."
It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. Harry S. Truman
Republicans don't like people to talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don't talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged. Harry S. Truman
You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils or none at all. So-I'm taking the immature Democrat as the best of the two. Nixon is impossible. Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman quote: "Men don't change. The only thing new in the world is the..."
Men don't change. The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know. Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman quote: "It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's..."
It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work. Harry S. Truman
Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides. Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman quote: "He was a windbag. He made a great many orations, and I imagine..."
He was a windbag. He made a great many orations, and I imagine he did a very good job, but he was still a windbag Harry S. Truman
Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought. Harry S. Truman
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 sit down and work out our differences. Harry S. Truman
I hope for some sort of peace—but I fear that machines are ahead of morals by some centuries and when morals catch up there'll be no reason for any of it. Harry S. Truman

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