All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years

A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years

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.

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any...

In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any...

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...

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

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...

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...

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the...

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the...

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

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.

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...

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...

A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

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...

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they...

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they...

There is no peace among equals because equality doesn't exist in this universe. Either one...

There is no peace among equals because equality doesn't exist in this universe. Either one...