Harry Truman — "It's hell to be President."

"A leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do and like it."

"It is a terrible thing to be a President and have to make decisions that affect the lives of millions of people."

"I've been cussed and discussed, boy, but I've never been licked."

"It's a good thing I'm not a pretty boy, or they'd really be after me."

"I've no patience with people who are always whining about the Negro problem. We've got a Negro problem because the Negroes are not yet equal to white people in intelligence and civilization. But they …"