Harry S. Truman

In the long view, no nation is any healthier than its children.

Harry S. Truman

In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war.

Harry S. Truman

It doesn’t matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather.

Harry S. Truman

It isn’t important who is ahead at one time or another, in either an election or a horse race. It’s the horse that comes in first at the finish that counts

Harry S. Truman

It sure is hell to be president.

Harry S. Truman

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.

Harry S. Truman

My favorite animal is the mule. He has more horse sense than a horse. He knows when to stop eating – and he knows when to stop working.

Harry S. Truman

Our goal must not be peace in our time but peace for all time.

Harry S. Truman

Politics sure is the ruination of many a good man.

Harry S. Truman

Republicans don’t like people to talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don’t talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged.

Harry S. Truman