Whenever you have efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Quote by Harry S Truman

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Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides...

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and...

Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and...

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...

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...

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...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

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...

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...

Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

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...

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they...

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they...

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...

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.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

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 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 come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has...

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding...

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding...

A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty....

A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty....

A far greater factor [than abolishing poverty] is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

A far greater factor [than abolishing poverty] is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...