My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Presidency Quotes

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...

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.

A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

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

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.

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

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

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it...

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

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

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war...

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war...

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today...

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today...

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...

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,...

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

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

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

No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair...

No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...

I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want...