Harry S Truman QuotesEnjoy our collection of quotes by famous people like Harry S Truman. Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884 and died on December 26, 1972. Harry Truman was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953). As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice-president and the 34th Vice President of the United States, he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his historic fourth term. |
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I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better. So when I go to sleep I turn everything over to the Lord and forget it. 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.
The president is the representative of the whole nation and he's the only lobbyist that all the one hundred and sixty million people in this country have.
Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the 'great' class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.
Within the first few months I discovered that being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed.
The buck stops here.
I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.
How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?
Once a decision was made, I did not worry about it afterward.
Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.
The "C" students run the world.
It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.
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