Quotes from Harry S. Truman
This Nation was established by men who believed in God. ... You will see the evidence of this deep religious faith on every hand.
- Harry S. Truman
It isn't polls or public opinion at the moment that counts. It is right and wrong and leadership--men with fortitude, honesty, and a belief in the right that makes epochs in the history of the world.
- Harry S. Truman
Study men, not historians.
- Harry S. Truman
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.
- Harry S. Truman
It is through generous giving, that we affirm before the world, our nation's faith in the inalienable right of every man, to a life of freedom, justice and security.
- Harry S. Truman
Washington is a very easy city for you to forget where you came from and why you got there in the first place.
- Harry S. Truman
The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.
- Harry S. Truman
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
- Harry S. Truman
I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if He had taken a poll in the land of Israel?
- Harry S. Truman
Once a decision was made, I did not worry about it afterward.
- Harry S. Truman
When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.
- Harry S. Truman
I would rather have peace in the world than be President.
- Harry S. Truman