Harry Truman actually said...

The major decisions in our foreign policy since the war have been made on the basis of an informed public opinion and overwhelming public su...

Now it is absolutely necessary that we assume the leadership among the democracies of this world, so that there will be enough force in this...

Public opinion in a country such as ours cannot be ignored or manipulated to suit the occasion.

And I am saying to you, which is better, to spend 3, or 4, or 5 billions a year for peace, or to spend a hundred billion dollars a year for ...