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

Quote by Harry S Truman

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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...

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.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of...

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of...

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.

Whenever I make a bum decision, I go out and make another one

Whenever I make a bum decision, I go out and make another one

I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get...

I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get...

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

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.

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...

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...

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...

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

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...

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its...

The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its...

You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one....

You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one....

The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.

The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.

The buck stops here!

The buck stops here!

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.

The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything.