In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves...self-discipline with all of them came first.

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: War Quotes

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

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...

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

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...

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a...

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a...

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

I would rather have peace in the world than be President.

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...

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...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

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

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

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...

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 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...

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

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

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

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents...

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents...

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous....

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous....

Children are not our property, and they are not ours to control any more that...

Children are not our property, and they are not ours to control any more that...