Harry Truman: “I hope you will want to continue these conferences.”

We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general welfare.

It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.

It is my fervent hope as I leave the Office of the Presidency that recent reckless attacks which can destroy that great asset will subside and that we will continue to go forward in creating a skilled corps of men and women with a public…

The people of the United States have a very great asset in this force.