414 Quotes by Harry S Truman

When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true.

Of course I believe in free enterprise but in my system of free enterprise, the democratic principle is that there never was, never has been, never will be, room for the ruthless exploitation of the many for the benefit of the few.

When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.

You know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. From this point of view we were happy to see that the British Government has on its part accepted the principle of nationalization.

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties

I wonder how many times you have to be hit on the head before you find out who's hitting you? It's about time that the people of America realized what the Republicans have been doing to them.

He "wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head that's what politics is all about. He was used to getting his ass kissed."

There isn't any question about Washington's greatness. If his administration had been a failure, there would have been no United States. A lesser man couldn't have done it.... Washington was both a great administrator and a great leader, a truly great man in every way.

A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.