Harry Truman actually said...

We dedicate here today not merely a monument to great men of the past, but also to the greatness of free men now and forever.

Address at the State Capitol, Raleigh, North Carolina

10/18/1948

More Harry Truman Quotes

There are times in world history when it is far wiser to act than to hesitate.

Communism masquerades as a doctrine of progress.

To carry out that responsibility we must maintain our strength--military, economic, and moral.

We will have to take risks during the coming year--risks perhaps greater than any this country has been called upon to assume.