My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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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.

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

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 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...

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 Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President...

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.

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...

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...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

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

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

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....

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...

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.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

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...

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...

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...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is...