Harry Truman actually said...

"In our country the citizens make the basic decisions, and the officials of the Government have to do what the people tell them--sometimes."

"It shall be the function of the Commission to plan and arrange for the appropriate commemoration, by ceremonies and otherwise, of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the signing of the De..."

"People who are trying to do this are not helping our country."

"One of the main reasons, I think, is that most of our citizens--those who do the fighting, and pay the bills, and keep the country going--are just too occupied to make their voices heard."