The absence of war is not peace.

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Absence Quotes, Peace Quotes, War 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...

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the...

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the...

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....

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 statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years

A statesman is a politician who has been dead ten or fifteen years

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...

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,...

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know

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 found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who...

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

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

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 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.

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.

It sure is hell to be president.

It sure is hell to be president.

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

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...

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...

I have begun in old age to understand just how oddly we are all put...

I have begun in old age to understand just how oddly we are all put...

We naturally associate democracy, to be sure, with freedom of action, but freedom of action...

We naturally associate democracy, to be sure, with freedom of action, but freedom of action...