Harry Truman actually said...

You must remember that the Government is yours.

In order to do that successfully, I must have the backing of people such as you, and organizations such as the one that you belong to.

At my personal urging you have agreed to remain in Washington far beyond the time when you had expressed a hope of leaving government servic...

Those people who want to work and are willing to shoulder responsibility will always find plenty of responsibility, and plenty of work.