Quotes by Presidents Of The United States

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

Harry Truman

I studied the lives of great men and famous women and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.

Harry S. Truman

The Republicans believe in the minimum wage -- the more the minimum, the better.

Harry Truman

I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.

Harry S. Truman

The fundamental basis of this nation’s laws was given to Moses on the Mount…If we don’t have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in rights for anybody except the State.

Harry Truman

The "C" students run the world.

Harry S. Truman

Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

Harry Truman

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.

Harry Truman

I doubt if there is any problem in the world today - social, political or economic - that would not find a happy solution if approached in the spirit of the sermon on the mount.

Harry Truman

some smart alecs of those days after World War I used to say: "The French fought for liberty, the British fought to control the seas, but the Americans fought for souvenirs.

Harry Truman

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.

Harry Truman

Give me a one-handed Economist. All my economists say 'on hand...', then 'but on the other...

Harry Truman

How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?

Harry S. Truman

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.

Harry Truman