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

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Government Quotes

Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his...

Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his...

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is...

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up...

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up...

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

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

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...

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.

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.