A President cannot always be popular.

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Harry S Truman Quotes

Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no...

Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no...

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...

I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the...

I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the...

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...

Study men, not historians.

Study men, not historians.

All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least...

All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least...

When a leader is in the Democratic party he's a boss; when he's in the...

When a leader is in the Democratic party he's a boss; when he's in the...

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.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

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...

The reward of suffering is experience.

The reward of suffering is experience.

I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the...

I studied the lives of great men and famous women; and I found that the...

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

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

A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.

A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.

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.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of...

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of...

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor,...

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor,...

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.