Harry Truman: “Take this vague talk of the Republican candidate about the 'failures' of the present administration.”

It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.

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