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

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Government Quotes

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...

The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.

The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.

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...

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought...

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought...

The reward of suffering is experience.

The reward of suffering is experience.

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...

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...

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.

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been...

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been...

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...

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like...

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like...

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an...

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an...

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

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...

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will...

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will...

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish...

I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish...

The richer your friends, the more they will cost you.

The richer your friends, the more they will cost you.

I ain't saying the customer service in my bank is bad, but when I went...

I ain't saying the customer service in my bank is bad, but when I went...