Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it. Harry S. Truman More Quotes by Harry S. Truman More Quotes From Harry S. Truman The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world. Harry S. Truman responsibility war world Our religious faith gives us the answer to the false beliefs of Communism... I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose. Harry S. Truman position-of-power religious giving Ignorance and its hand-maidens, prejudice, intolerance, suspicion of our fellowman, breed dictators and breed wars. Harry S. Truman ignorance war hands I don't believe in anti-anything. A man has to have a program; you have to be for something. Otherwise, you will never get anywhere. Harry S. Truman belief men believe Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans. Harry S. Truman law war order The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings which we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. Harry S. Truman religious god bible There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the crimes they commit but never for the opinions they have. Harry S. Truman liberty men country I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American's guarantee of freedom. Harry S. Truman guarantees rights people Human life is something that comes to us from beyond this world, and the purpose of our society is to cherish it and to enable the individual to attain the highest achievement of which he is capable Harry S. Truman our-society achievement world 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 cities forget firsts The White House is the finest prison in the world. Harry S. Truman white house world Whenever the press quits abusing me I know Im in the wrong pew. I dont mind it because when they throw bricks at meIm a pretty good shot myself and I usually throw em back at em. Harry S. Truman bricks ems mind How do you live a long life? "Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast." Harry S. Truman morning two long I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to. Harry S. Truman president trying people The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you’ll do your best thinking that way. And that’s why I’ve always thought and said, farmers are the smartest people in the world, they don’t go for high hats and they can spot a phony a mile off. Harry S. Truman peaceful people thinking Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here. Harry S. Truman humor jobs funny When you get to be President, there are all those things, the honors, the twenty-one gun salutes, all those things. You have to remember it isn't for you. It's for the Presidency. Harry S. Truman hype gun honor I have just read your lousy review. You sound like a frustrated old man who never made a success, an eightulcer man on a four ulcer job ... I have never met you but if I do, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and a supporter below. Harry S. Truman eye jobs men Divine Providence has played a great part in our history. I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose. It is not given to us to know fully what that purpose is, but I think we may be sure of one thing, and that is that our country is intended to do all it can, in cooperating with other nations to help created peace and preserve peace in the world. It is given to defend the spiritual values-the moral code-against the vast forces of evil that seek to destroy them. Harry S. Truman spiritual country thinking The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him his is not. Harry S. Truman presidential voice men