Harry Truman actually said...

"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."

"I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense Department, he ought to tell them so they can make use of it."

"I wouldn't take any, now. It's a little late."

"I can't see any good purpose to be served by that."