Who said “Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.”?

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Harry S. Truman. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLecture at Columbia University (April 28, 1959)

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Truman, H. S. (n.d.). Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15789-whenever-you-have-an-efficient-government-you-have/

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Truman, Harry S. “Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15789-whenever-you-have-an-efficient-government-you-have/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Truman, Harry S. “Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15789-whenever-you-have-an-efficient-government-you-have/.

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