Harry Truman actually said...

"Nearly a year ago Secretary of State George Marshall suggested that the nations of Europe work out a cooperative plan to recover from the effects of war."

"Universal training is the best means of building up a large pool of trained civilians who could be called upon in times of emergency."

"I know something about how the Irish fight."

"We will have to take risks during the coming year--risks perhaps greater than any this country has been called upon to assume."