Harry Truman: “I believe that the Constitution, which rightly protects property, is still more deeply pledged to protect human rights.”

It would have involved us in all-out war in the Far East, and we have been strenuously trying to avoid that all the time.

I believe that the report is of great value.

The decoration established by this order shall be awarded by the President of the United States or, under regulations approved by him, by such person or persons as he may designate.

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