Harry S. Truman quotes

1884–1972 · Lamar, MO

Starting an atomic war is totally unthinkable for rational men.
VerifiedHarry S. Truman
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The President's Farewell Address to the American People, January 15, 1953
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The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
I suppose that history will remember my term in office as the years when the "cold war" began to overshadow our lives.
VerifiedHarry S. Truman
Source
The President's Farewell Address to the American People, January 15, 1953
Read at
The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
VerifiedHarry S. Truman
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Special Message to the Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine, March 12, 1947
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The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
The President--whoever he is--has to decide. He can't pass the buck to anybody.
VerifiedHarry S. Truman
Source
The President's Farewell Address to the American People, January 15, 1953
Read at
The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara