Harry Truman: “I therefore urge my fellow countrymen to be mindful of the Army's needs”

The course of action you recommend has my approval.

The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

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.