Harry s. truman

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.

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

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.

Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount.

I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's.

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.

If you can't convince them, confuse them.