Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination. – Harry S Truman
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. – Harry S Truman
When even one American – who has done nothing wrong – is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth – then all Americans are in peril. – Harry S Truman
A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. – 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
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
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
A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment. – Harry S Truman
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. – Harry S Truman
My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States. – Harry S Truman
The Marine Corps is the Navy’s police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin’s. – Harry S Truman
You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on. – Harry S Truman
We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries. – Harry S Truman
It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose yours. – 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
I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it – not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. – Harry S Truman
Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything. – Harry S Truman
