If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military. Harry S. Truman More Quotes by Harry S. Truman More Quotes From Harry S. Truman Never, never waste a minute on regret. It's a waste of time. Harry S. Truman wasting-time waste regret My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States. Harry S. Truman failure 4th-of-july father Democracy maintains that government is established for the benefit of the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the individual, and is charged with the responsibility of protecting the rights of the individual and his freedom in the exercise of his abilities. 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 responsibility exercise men Whenever the press quits abusing me, I know I'm in the wrong pew. Harry S. Truman presses quitting knows A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character. Harry S. Truman fundamentals character men I suppose that history will remember my term in office as the years when the Cold War began to overshadow our lives. I have hardly a day in office that has not been dominated by this all-embracing struggle. And always in the background there has been the atomic bomb. But when history says that my term of office saw the begining of the Cold War, it will also say that in those eight years we have set the course that can win it. Harry S. Truman struggle winning war Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time. Harry S. Truman beats perfect action If we let Korea down, the Soviet[s] will keep right on going and swallow up one [place] after another. Harry S. Truman korea cold war It's tougher to be a football coach than the President of the United States. You've got four years as a president, and they guard you. A football coach doesn't have anyone to protect him when things go wrong. Harry S. Truman president football years I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes. Harry S. Truman destiny war believe I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell. Harry S. Truman smart honest war It is noble in its administration: to think and let think, beyond the narrow contracted prejudices of bitter sectarians in these modern times. It is general or universal language, fitted to benefit the poor stranger, which no other institution is calculated to reach, by extending the beneficent hand. Harry S. Truman prejudice hands thinking Our efforts have brought new hope to all mankind. We have beaten back despair and defeatism. We have saved a number of countries from losing their liberty. Hundreds of millions of people all over the world now agree with us, that we need not have war-that we can have peace. Harry S. Truman war peace country I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here. Harry S. Truman six-months political witty Within the first few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed. The fantastically crowded nine months of 1945 taught me that a President either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt I could let up for a single moment. Harry S. Truman single-mom president men All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least to the people that have been the first to fall Harry S. Truman people fall firsts May the sun never set on American baseball. Harry S. Truman baseball sun may It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work. Harry S. Truman ems politics political The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. Harry S. Truman powerful strength peace Canadian-American relations for many years did not develop spontaneously. The example of accord provided by our two countries did not come about merely through the happy circumstance of geography. It is compounded of one part proximity and nine parts good will and common sense. Harry S. Truman two country years
