367 Quotes by Harry S. Truman

Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other.

In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace.

I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount.

To reporters the day after his accession to the presidency, April 13, 1945: When they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don’t mix.

I like riding a bicycle built for two – by myself.

We worship money instead of honour.