Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan I know he's going to vote against me

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan I know he's going to vote against me

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find...

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering,...

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering,...

If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline.

If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline.

You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one....

You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one....

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the...

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and...

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and...

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get...

I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

I care. I care a lot. I think of Cosmopolitan all day, and I run...

I care. I care a lot. I think of Cosmopolitan all day, and I run...

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed