It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot.
Harry S. TrumanThe best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
Harry S. TrumanYou know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.
Harry S. TrumanJustice remains the greatest power on earth. To that tremendous power alone will we submit.
Harry S. TrumanSuch an atmosphere is un-American, the most un-American thing we have to contend with today. It is the climate of a totalitarian country in which scientists are expected to change their theories to match changes in the police state's propaganda line.
Harry S. TrumanAt this time, we should renew our faith in God. We celebrate the hour in which God came to man. It is fitting that we should turn to Him. . . But there are many others who are away from their homes and their loved ones on this day. Thousands of our boys are on the cold and dreary battlefield of Korea. But all of us, at home, at war, wherever we may be, are within reach of God's love and power. We can all pray. We should all pray.
Harry S. Truman