Harry S. Truman1884–1972The quotations of
Harry S. Truman
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician
1884–1972
33 quotes, most often on Presidency, War & Peace and Politics. Part of the U.S. Presidents collection.
I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.
Look- “Exchange of Messages With Pope Pius XII,” American Presidency Project (August 28, 1947)
- Address at the National Plowing Match (18 September 1948); as quoted in Miracle of ‘48: Harry Truman’s Major Campaign Speeches and Selected Whistle-stops (2003); edited by Steve Neal
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.
I do not believe in shooting anything that cannot shoot back.
Mr. Citizen, Harry Truman (1960)
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