It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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

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

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

The reward of suffering is experience.

The reward of suffering is experience.

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...

Study men, not historians.

Study men, not historians.

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

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

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...

The buck stops here!

The buck stops here!

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

Why, this fellow don't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday.

Why, this fellow don't know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday.

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

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

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.

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...

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I...

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

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...

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

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....