Harry Truman: “I think the request has been made for its extension, and that request still stands.”

There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances.

The Constitution is a living force--it is a growing thing.

The Constitution belongs to no one group of people and to no single branch of the Government.

The longer I live, the more I am impressed by the significance of our simple official oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.