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When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril.

Harry S. Truman
Fear, War, Marijuana
United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1965). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act.

Harry S. Truman
War, Risk, Action
United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1964). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth.

Harry S. Truman
War, One Day, Earth
Harry S. Truman (1995). “The Wit & Wisdom of Harry Truman: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations”, Gramercy

The atom bomb was no “great decision.” It was used in the war, and for your information, there were more people killed by fire bombs in Tokyo than dropping of the atomic bombs accounted for. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. The dropping of the bombs stopped the war, save millions of lives.

Harry S. Truman
Powerful, War, Fire

Ignorance and its hand-maidens, prejudice, intolerance, suspicion of our fellowman, breed dictators and breed wars.

Harry S. Truman
War, Ignorance, Hands
Harry S. Truman (1967). “The Quotable Harry S. Truman”, Anderson, S.C. : Droke House, distributed by Grosset & Dunlap

The United States should not under any circumstances throw away our gun until we are sure the rest of the world cannot arm against us.

Harry S. Truman
War, Gun, United States

The responsibility of the great states is to serve, and not to dominate, the world.

Harry S. Truman
War, Responsibility, World
Harry S. Truman, Howard B. Furer, United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman) (1970). “Harry S. Truman, 1884- : chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.

Harry S. Truman
War, Injustice, Economic
Harry S. Truman (2014). “1945: Year of Decision”, p.337, New Word City

Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.

Harry S. Truman
War, Order, Law
Radio Report on the Potsdam Conference, delivered 9 August 1945, White House, Washington, D.C.

We must face the fact that peace must be built on power, as well as upon good will and good deeds.

Harry S. Truman
War, Deeds, Faces
Harry S. Truman (1995). “The Wit & Wisdom of Harry Truman: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations”, Gramercy

Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima. . . . The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.

Harry S. Truman
War, Airplane, Hiroshima And Nagasaki
Statement on first use of atomic bomb in combat, 6 Aug. 1945

But Quantrill and his men were no more bandits than the men on the other side. I've been to reunions of Quantrill's men two or three times. All they were trying to do was protect the property on the Missouri side of the line.

Harry S. Truman
War, Men, Two

They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to war for gain or for territory; we go to war for principles, and we produce young men like these. I think I told every one of them that I would rather have that medal, the Congressional Medal of Honor, than to be President of the United States.

Harry S. Truman
War, Fighting, Winning
United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1961). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want.

Harry S. Truman
War, Want, Misery
The Truman Doctrine, delivered 12 March 1947 before a Joint Session of Congress

We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries.

Harry S. Truman
Peace, War, Communication
"Quote Unquote (A Handbook of Quotations)" by M.P. Singh, p. 101, January 1, 2005.

If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn to live together in peace.

Harry S. Truman
War, Together, Want
United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1961). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

The absence of war is not peace.

Harry S. Truman
War, Absence

This is the first time in my experience... that I ever heard of a Senator trying to discredit his own Government before the world.... Your telegram is not only not true and an insolent approach to a situation that should have been worked out between man and man - but it shows conclusively that you are not even fit to have a hand in the operation of the Government of the United States.

Harry S. Truman
War, Men, Hands

We must earn the peace we seek just as we earned victory in the war, not by wishful thinking but by realistic effort. At no time in our history has unity among our people been so vital as it is at the present time. Unity of purpose, unity of effort, and unity of spirit are essential to accomplish the task before us.

Harry S. Truman
War, Thinking, People
"Special Message to the Congress on the Threat to the Freedom of Europe". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. March 17, 1948.

I can deal with Stalin. He is honest, but smart as hell.

Harry S. Truman
War, Smart, Honest
Harry S. Truman, Robert H. Ferrell (1997). “Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman”, p.53, University of Missouri Press

He'll sit there are he'll say "Do this! Do that!" and nothing will happen. Poor Ike - it won't be a bit like the army.

Harry S. Truman
Peace, War, Army
Harry S. Truman, Ralph Keyes (1995). “Wit and wisdom of Harry Truman”, Harpercollins

In the simplest of terms, what we are doing in Korea is this: We are trying to prevent a third world war.

Harry S. Truman
War, Korea, Trying
Harry S. Truman, Howard B. Furer, United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman) (1970). “Harry S. Truman, 1884- : chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns

We have to get tough with the Russians. They don't know how to behave. They are like bulls in a china shop. They are only 25 years old. We are over 100 and the British are centuries older. We have got to teach them how to behave.

Harry S. Truman
War, Years, Bulls

Unless Russia is face with an iron fist and strong language, another is in the making. Only one language do they understand - 'How many divisions have you?' ... I'm tired of babying the Soviets.

Harry S. Truman
Strong, War, Tired

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. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes.

Harry S. Truman
War, Believe, Destiny
Address to joint session of Congress, 12 Mar. 1947