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

Quote by Harry S Truman

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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

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the...

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the...

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...

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

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

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...

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will...

A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will...

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...

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 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...

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for...

Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

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.

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...

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.

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

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

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

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.

A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...

I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder...