Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

I don't give a damn about The Missouri Waltz but I can't say it out...

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one...

When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one...

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.

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and...

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and...

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,...

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....

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.

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...

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...

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

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...

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...

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

People are very much wrought up about the Communist bugaboo

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an...

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an...

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one...

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one...

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of...

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Books are a uniquely portable magic.

Books are a uniquely portable magic.