Birth: November 20, 1884 Death: December 19, 1968
The difference between Democrats and Republicans is: Democrats have accepted some ideas of Socialism cheerfully, while Republicans have accepted them….
I walk where I choose to walk..
He who would save liberty must put his trust in democracy..
The doctrine of thrift for the poor is dumb and cruel, like advising them to try and lift themselves by their bootstraps..
Harry Truman proves that old adage that any man can become President of the United States..
I am not the champion of lost causes, but the champion of causes not yet won..
The very existence of armaments and great armies psychologically accustoms us to accept the philosophy of militarism. They inevitably increase fear a….
Dissent... is a right essential to any concept of the dignity and freedom of the individual; it is essential to the search for truth in a world where….
Peace will never be entirely secure until men everywhere have learned to conquer poverty without sacrificing liberty or security..
All our rulers have said that war is unthinkable, and then we think about it almost all the time. We've got to make it unthinkable..
The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values..
Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels..
I always get more applause than votes..
If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag, wash it..
To us Americans much has been given; of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is our strength in support of the freedom our foref….
You may use different sorts of sentences and illustrations before different sorts of audiences, but you don't -- if you are wise -- talk down to any ….
There are some plain common-sense considerations applicable to all these attempts at world planning. They can be briefly stated: 1. To talk of bluepr….
The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist progra….
The central law of all wholesome life is reciprocity, mutuality. ... But the group is valuable only as it permits personalities, not automatons, to e….
The Socialist Party will no longer be running a candidate for president. The Democratic Party is leading this country to Socialism much faster than w….
Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good businessman and likes to save, says i….