1523. Harry S. Truman (1884-1972). Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989

Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.


NUMBER:	1523
AUTHOR:	Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)
QUOTATION:	Whenever the press quits abusing me I know I’m in the wrong pew. I don’t mind it because when they throw bricks at me—I’m a pretty good shot myself and I usually throw ’em back at ’em.
ATTRIBUTION:	HARRY S. TRUMAN, speech at a dinner in his honor, Washington, D.C., February 22, 1958.—Text as recorded by The New York Times, February 23, 1958, p. 46.
SUBJECTS:	Press