Tag: Harry S Truman
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When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.
Harry S Truman
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I’ve said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!
Harry S Truman
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A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who’s been dead for 15 years.
Harry S Truman
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It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow’s viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.
Harry S Truman
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Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.
Harry S Truman
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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
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You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.
Harry S Truman
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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.
Harry S Truman
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I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.
Harry S Truman
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All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.
Harry S Truman