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
First of all, it is clear that our efforts in Korea can blunt the will of the Chinese Communists to continue the struggle. The United Nations forces have put up a tremendous fight in Korea and have inflicted very heavy casualties on the enemy. Our forces are stronger now than they have been before. These are plain facts which may discourage the Chinese Communists from continuing their attack.
If we let Korea down, the Soviet[s] will keep right on going and swallow up one [place] after another.
In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war.
The attack upon Korea was an outright breach of the peace and a violation of the Charter of the United Nations. By their actions in Korea, Communist leaders have demonstrated their contempt for the basic moral principles on which the United Nations is founded. This is a direct challenge to the efforts of the free nations to build the kind of world in which men can live in freedom and peace.
I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do and like it
I have never met you but if I do, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and a supporter below
When a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties
A leader has to lead, or otherwise he has no business in politics.
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.
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.
Nixon is a shifty-eyed goddamn liar. . . . .He's one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides
Leadership is the art to have people do something they dislike, and have them enjoy it
That precedent should continue-not by a Constitutional amendment but by custom based on the honor of the man in the office.