Harry Truman: “The action which you recommend meets with my approval.”

The decoration established by this order shall be awarded by the President of the United States or, under regulations approved by him, by such person or persons as he may designate.

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

We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general welfare.

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.