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

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

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....

A President cannot always be popular.

A President cannot always be popular.

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

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...

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

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,...

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose...

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose...

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear...

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear...

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...

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...

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.

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

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 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...

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...

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your...

In my Sunday School class there was a beautiful little girl with golden curls. I...

In my Sunday School class there was a beautiful little girl with golden curls. I...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...

The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...