Harry S. Truman Quotes

Truman Quotes

Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures – character.

Harry S. Truman

I think the fundamental purpose of our educational system is to instill a moral code in the rising generation and create a citizenship which will be responsible for the welfare of the nation.

Harry S. Truman

Since a child at my mother’s knee, I have believed in honor, ethics, and right living as its own reward.

Harry S. Truman

There is nothing in the world I dislike more than a stuffed shirt. Stick a pin in the shirt and the wind comes out, and then you will find out that he is a counterfeit.

Harry S. Truman
Truman Library Institute
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