Harry Truman: “When a man makes an appointment and comes to it late, he is as discourteous as he can be to the person with whom he made…”

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 have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.

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

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