"The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness."

"I've learned that you can't please all the people all the time, and you shouldn't try."

"A politician is a man who understands government, and who is interested in the welfare of the people of the country."

"It's a great life if you don't weaken."

"I suppose history will remember me as the man who dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. But I hope they will also remember that I did it to save American lives."