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.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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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...

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

In my Sunday School class there was a beautiful little girl with golden curls. I...

In my Sunday School class there was a beautiful little girl with golden curls. I...

You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have...

You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have...

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose...

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose...

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I...

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I...

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...

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick....

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick....

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...

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on...

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on...

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

Our object in framing the Constitution is rally two-fold: (1) To lay down the form...

Our object in framing the Constitution is rally two-fold: (1) To lay down the form...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...