Harry Truman actually said...

"The choice is ours. We can sit idly by--or almost as bad, resort to the false economy of feeble and inadequate measures--while these precious assets waste away."

"The major opportunity of our generation to increase the wealth of the Nation lies in the development of our great river systems."

"we must never forget that the conservation of our natural resources and their wise use are essential to our very existence as a Nation."

"A comprehensive program for flood control in the entire Mississippi River Basin is essential."