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 […]
Harry S. Truman Quotes
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 […]
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.)
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 never give them hell; I just tell them the truth and they think it is hell.
