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Harry S. Truman
(8 May 1884 - 26 Dec 1972)
American president who served as the 33rd President of the U.S. from 1945 to 1953. Early in his term, in Aug 1945, he authorized use of two atomic weapons against the Japanese to end World War II.
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Science Quotes by Harry S. Truman (1)
The human race has reached a turning point. Man has opened the secrets of nature and mastered new powers. If he uses them wisely, he can reach new heights of civilization. If he uses them foolishly, they may destroy him. Man must create the moral and legal framework for the world which will insure that his new powers are used for good and not for evil.
— Harry S. Truman
State of the Union Address (4 Jan 1950). In William J. Federer, A Treasury of Presidential Quotations (2004), 291.
Quotes by others about Harry S. Truman (1)
That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The [atomic] bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.
[A skeptical comment on the U.S. Atomic Bomb Project, to President Harry S. Truman in 1945.]
[A skeptical comment on the U.S. Atomic Bomb Project, to President Harry S. Truman in 1945.]
Memoirs: Year of Decisions (1955), Vol. 1, 11.
