A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

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...

The decision doesn't have to be logical, it was unanimous.

The decision doesn't have to be logical, it was unanimous.

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

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...

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president...

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president...

He wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head...

He wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head...

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war...

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war...

A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any...

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

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 do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today...

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today...

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and...

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear...

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear...

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...

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...