Harry Truman actually said...

The Council is intended to keep us abreast of trends nationally and internationally.

We have Government principally to act as, say, an umpire, to see that everybody gets a square deal.

It took us about 80 years to get a good start and to make it operate, and we are still trying to make it operate efficiently.

I think we are gradually approaching a situation where we shall have peace in the world, with the United Nations Organization operating on t...