Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you’ll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below! (To Paul Hume, a music critic, after Hume had written an unfavorable review about Margaret, Truman’s opera-singing daughter.)
Harry S. Truman Quotes
I fired (General Douglas) MacArthur because he wouldn’t respect the authority of the President. That’s the answer to that. I didn’t fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that’s not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three quarters of them would be in […]
With deep regret I have concluded that General of the Army Douglas MacArthur is unable to give his wholehearted support to the policies of the United States Government and of the United Nations in matters pertaining to his official duties. In view of the specific responsibilities imposed upon me by the Constitution of the United […]
Men make history. History does not make the man.
If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.
Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads.
Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.
When a leader is in the Democratic party he’s a boss; when he’s in the Republican party he’s a leader.
All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.
I have just read your lousy review buried in the back pages. You sound like a frustrated old man who never made a success, an eight-ulcer man on a four-ulcer job, and all four ulcers working. I never met you, but if I do you’ll need a new nose and plenty of beefsteak and perhaps […]
