The best Quotes by Harry S. Truman

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

Leaders

I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.

May 1948

Israel

This government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine, and recognition has been requested by the provisional government thereof. The United States recognizes the provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel.

May 1948

Israel 1948

Quotes about Harry S. Truman

Did you know only one US president has been born in Missouri?
It's true, man.

Missouri

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Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

Franklin D. Roosevelt - December 1941

World War II

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Politics

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democracy

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fear

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Ethel: "One day the entire family will be reunited in the Garden of Eden."
"Oh, like heaven?"
Ethel: "No, it's in Missouri."
"Oh. Eden's got a lot of methheads."

Shameless - Season 2 Episode 5

Missouri

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Missouri - and that's pretty much the same thing.

Missouri

I like being in Kansas City. People are extremely nice, extremely passionate about the Chiefs.

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas Kansas City Chiefs

I'm from Kansas. It's about as American as you can get.

Superman in Superman - Man of Steel

Kansas

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Kansas - and that's pretty much the same thing.

Kansas

This is the dirty work that Israel is doing – for all of us. Otherwise, we might have continued to endure the terror of this regime for months or years – and possibly even with nuclear weapons.

Friedrich Merz - Juni 2025

Iran Israel 2025

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

Henry Kissinger

Israel

If the Jews are denied the right to live in freedom and peace, soon we will all be denied this right. If the light of Israel is extinguished, we will all face darkness. If Israel falls, the West falls.

Geert Wilders - December 2010

Israel

Do or do not. There is no try.

Master Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Taking action

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

Nelson Mandela

USA

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Thomas Jefferson in Declaration of Independence

Human Rights USA Famous Quotes Independence Day

We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Teams

As a native Washingtonian, I am well aware that childhood obesity is a real problem in our nation's capital.

Dan Snyder

Washington, D.C.

These days, I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.

Barack Obama - White House Correspondents' Dinner 2013

Funny Politician Quotes

A true leader does what is right, no matter what others think.

Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Responsibility Leaders

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

The Epstein Files

It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.

Joe Biden - August 2024

2024

For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

Barack Obama

Change

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a difficult moment for America. I, unfortunately, will be going back to Washington after my remarks. Today we've had a national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country.

George W. Bush - September 2001

2001 September 11th

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

Deadpool

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