“ But we are only termites on a planet and maybe when we bore too deeply into the planet there'll be a reckoning. Who knows? Harry S. Truman
“ Upon books the collective education of the race depends they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought. Harry S. Truman
“ America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. Harry S. Truman
“ The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. Harry S. Truman
“ Within the first few months I discovered that being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed. Harry S. Truman
“ A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. Harry S. Truman
“ A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years. 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
“ 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
“ Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice. Harry S. Truman
