Harry Truman: “He courageously and with statesman-like skill led in the resolving of vast, complex and innumerable problems in the…”

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

This ceremony could be no more than a magnificent burial.

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

There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances.