He wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head that's what politics is all about. He was used to getting his ass kissed.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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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...

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively...

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively...

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

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...

Study men, not historians.

Study men, not historians.

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...

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick....

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick....

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

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 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,...

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

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...

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

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

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...

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 only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

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...

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.