America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

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 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.

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...

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...

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

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,...

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.

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...

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...

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the...

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets 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.

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...

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

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 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...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.

Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.

The truth is you can have a great marriage, but there are still no guarantees.

The truth is you can have a great marriage, but there are still no guarantees.