I have yet to learn about a more blue collar worker than Harry Truman. He was one of few presidents with honest morals and that is very hard to find in politicians and in no way was he ever greedy or selfish. His power was never used for his own benefits, unlike his first boss Tom Pendergast. When he did something, he did it to help his community or in the case of his being president he did them for all of America. He wasn't brought up on luxury, private schools or catering all his life either which greatly adds to his respectful character. Never able to use his social standards to advance himself or to make himself money. Another thing that I admire about Harry Truman is that all of the people around him were those kind of people that would use their power and the peoples expenses for their advantages. This never corrupted him and he always stayed true to his beliefs, his ways or their was no way he would be involved. His honesty and his hard work earned him the resp!
ect of millions of people throughout his life.
The main reason though, why I like Harry Truman, is because he was self educated and also because when his businesses failed or farming failed for him he didn't give up and he was always learning from his mistakes. With no high school or college education he was able to teach himself things that would take some of us years to learn. Reading was his key, he read anything he could get his hands on and that was his way into success. One thing I did want to find out but didn't was why he was never enrolled in any schools. If he was so interested in all of the different things he could learn why wouldn't he want to be educated, or was it because he was so stubborn that he felt there wasn't anything, anybody could teach him that he couldn't learn on his own simple by reading a book.
To add to his dedication he married his little girl friend from the 4th grade!! A surprise to most he was never tempted to leave her and she supported him through thick and thin. When even his best friends would go out to have fun and invite a few women over for drinks Harry would s
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