Harry Truman actually said...

An orderly program of appropriations for prosecution of this work on a sustained and comprehensive basis is essential.

Special Message to the Congress on Flood Control in the Mississippi River Basin.

07/15/1947

More Harry Truman Quotes

I am not one of those who thinks that another world war is inevitable.

We are going to get the truth to those people, and we won't have to do it with guns, I am sure.

I am sincerely sorry about the casualties, but somebody has to meet these situations; they can't be met with sticks and stones--somebody is ...

It is difficult for us--for this Republic of ours--to realize the responsibilities of the Government of the United States.