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

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Presidency Quotes

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.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

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...

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...

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...

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will...

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will...

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

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

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents...

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents...

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

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.

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...

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,...

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 White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

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...

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

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

No great marketing decisions have ever been made on quantitative data

No great marketing decisions have ever been made on quantitative data

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come...

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come...