America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
Economic Report to Congress (1947)
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Harry S. Truman quotes
1884-1972 ยท Presidents and world leaders
33rd U.S. President who led the nation through the end of World War II.
5 quotes, 5 traced to where Truman said or wrote them.
I don't believe in anti-anything. A man has to have a program; you have to be for something, otherwise you will never get anywhere.
Lecture at Columbia University (1959)
One of the difficulties with all our institutions is the fact that we've emphasized the reward instead of the service.
Letter to Harold E. Moore (1949)
I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
Person to Person, CBS Television (1955)
It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
As quoted in The Observer (1958)