All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least to the people that have been the first to fall

Quote by Harry S Truman

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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 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...

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...

The best way to give advise to your children is to find out what they...

The best way to give advise to your children is to find out what they...

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

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...

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...

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear...

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear...

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

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

I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.

I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.

To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches...

To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches...

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

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

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...

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...

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

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...

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

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...

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real...

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real...

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country of the electorate. I prefer...

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country of the electorate. I prefer...