Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 23, 1949
Because the United Nations is the dynamic expression of what all the peoples of the world desire, because it sets up a standard of right and justice for all nations, it is greater than any of its members.
Said by
Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Address in New York City at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building.

Share & report

More from Harry Truman

Nov 22, 1952

There are some who foolishly say that religion is dead or dying in this country.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Dec 10, 1952

I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense Department, he ought to tell them so they can make use of it.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Dec 10, 1952

It would have involved us in all-out war in the Far East, and we have been strenuously trying to avoid that all the time.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation