Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice. experience & war
Upon books the collective education of the race depends they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought. education
Study men, not historians. men
It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work. time & work
When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. government
A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years. government
The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all. learning
My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States. fatherhood & failure
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know. history
You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. politics
I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. truth
All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it. time
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. best
A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. government
The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. greatness
A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. politics
The reward of suffering is experience. experience
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. amazing
I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. truth
The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. best
I would rather have peace in the world than be President. peace
Intense feeling too often obscures the truth. truth
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. courage, fear & imagination
The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members. freedom
Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here. humor
Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. art