Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.

Quote by Harry S Truman

Topics: Government Quotes

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.

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was...

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...

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up...

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up...

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...

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,...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

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...

A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

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...

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...

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...

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and...

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...

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...

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils...

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

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...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

I have one president at a time. I only work for you.

I have one president at a time. I only work for you.