Harry Truman: “The old man was silent for a while, and then he said: 'Son, I've listened to a lot of sad stories for the last 50 years…”

We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they still have meaning for us.

The Constitution is a living force--it is a growing thing.

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

They should be strong enough to see that unified multiple-purpose development is planned for, and works operated harmoniously in each basin-wide comprehensive system.