Harry S. Truman

Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

Harry S. Truman

Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I’ll show you a crook.

Harry S. Truman

Since childhood at my mother’s knee, I have believed in honor, ethics and right living as its own reward. I find a very small minority who agree with me on that premise.

Harry S. Truman

Some of my best friends never agree with me politically.

Harry S. Truman

Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren’t. I can say that, because I wasn’t one of the great presidents, but I had a good time trying to be one, I can tell you that.

Harry S. Truman

Study men, not historians.

Harry S. Truman

The atom bomb was no ‘great decision.’ It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

Harry S. Truman

The atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world.

Harry S. Truman

The inherent dignity of man can only be exemplified through equality of opportunity for all. In striving toward that objective we look to the American school as a standard bearer.

Harry S. Truman

The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you’ll do your best thinking that way.

Harry S. Truman