414 Quotes by Harry S Truman

In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still.

How do you live a long life? "Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast."

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

If you think somebody is telling a big lie about you, the only way to answer is with the whole truth.

There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the crimes they commit but never for the opinions they have.

May we Americans all live up to our glorious heritage.

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.

Too many?pass judgement on wartime decisions in the luxury of a peacetime environment.

Not every reader is a leader, but every leader must be a reader.