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

Topics: Presidency Quotes

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.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the...

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the...

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

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

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

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,...

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

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...

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find...

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find...

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its...

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its...

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

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

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...

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached...

Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached...

A man's home may be his castle on the outside; inside, it is more often...

A man's home may be his castle on the outside; inside, it is more often...

Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship

Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to...

Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to...