Harry Truman actually said...

The present organization of the District government is the product of almost 50 years of piecemeal, planless growth.

Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 5 of 1952.

04/30/1952

More Harry Truman Quotes

No democracy will long remain effective if its citizens do not take an active part in the government.

You can't understand just how a man feels when somebody else dies for him.

Voting is not only a right; it is a duty--a serious patriotic duty.

The fellowship of freedom will prevail against tyranny, and bring peace and justice to the world.