Harry S Truman
Harry S Truman
Harry S. Trumanwas the 33rd President of the United States, an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a United States Senator from Missouriand briefly as Vice Presidentbefore he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945 upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was president during the final months of World War II, making the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948. He presided...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth8 May 1884
CountryUnited States of America
My favorite animal is the mule. He has more horse sense than a horse. He knows when to stop eating - and he knows when to stop working.
The Republicans believe in the minimum wage -- the more the minimum, the better.
The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you’ll do your best thinking that way.
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.
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."
No man should be allowed to be President who does not understand hogs.
We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives - but in what we do for others
There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.
I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo.
I do not believe in shooting anything that cannot shoot back.
Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.