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

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...

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...

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they...

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they...

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...

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

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 decision doesn't have to be logical, it was unanimous.

The decision doesn't have to be logical, it was unanimous.

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

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

He wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head...

He wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head...

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics...

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics...

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.