Harry Truman

I have always had a great respect for the military, but I have never been afraid to tell them what I thought.

Peace is not the absence of war, but the presence of justice.

I'm not a great man. I'm just a man who's trying to do his best.

The President of the United States has to be a leader, not a follower.

I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people.

I have often thought that the best way to get a man to do something is to tell him that he can't do it.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

I pray God that I may be able to be worthy of the confidence that has been placed in me.

The President is the representative of all the people, not just the people who voted for him.

I don't believe in taking a whole lot of time to make up your mind. You ought to make it up and then go ahead and do it.

The greatest weapon against injustice is exposure.

I have practically given up on the human race.

The American people can be led, but they can't be driven.

I never had any ambition to be President. I never wanted to be President. But I did my best.