Harry Truman: “It required every transportation ingenuity to assemble our armies in Europe over a period of four years.”

The experience of this early period of public action showed that constant vigilance and competent professional guidance are essential to prevent irreparable losses.

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.

We know that large reserves of generating capacity are vital to economic health and to national security.

I have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.