Harry Truman

Without continued economic growth, the defense burden could make us weaker year by year.

If we succeed in the effort for peace, our productive ability will enable us to achieve a material well-being never before known.

An expanding economy has paid particularly rich dividends, in helping us to assume new burdens of world responsibility.

The meaning of this is simple: In order to accomplish what we cannot afford to do without, we must give up many of the things that we can afford to do without.

The decision to resist aggression in Korea was not the first postwar evidence of American strength which confounded the communist imperialists.

The Foundation is much more than a new executive agency added to those already in existence with a research mission.

The legislation creating the National Science Foundation arose out of the experience in the last war that only by continued support of basic research can this nation maintain its leadership.

No one can successfully dispute the importance of maintaining and increasing in this country the vitality of the basic research upon which all technological development-and therefore our economic progress and national security--is…

The results to be obtained from the operation of the Foundation far outweigh its cost.

As long as the Federal Government continues to be the largest factor in the national research effort, it must frankly face the responsibility to insure that this effort is conceived and executed soundly and effectively.

No thinking citizen can fail to recognize the swift rise of science in the last decade to a point where it exerts an enormous influence in the structure of world power and peace.

Increased costs, particularly the high costs of feedstocks produced from alcohol which have been required to achieve the present levels of GR-S production, have necessitated increasing the price of GR-S from 18½ cents a pound to 26 cents…

The task of collecting the internal revenue has expanded enormously within the past decade.

Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of Section 6 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951 (Public Law 50, 82nd Congress), I hereby submit to the Congress a report on trade agreement escape clauses.

Subcommittees of the Interdepartmental Committee on Trade Agreements have been directed to recommend to that Committee at an early date proposals with regard to the remaining four of these agreements.

Government operation of the synthetic rubber plants over the past two years has been highly successful.

A review of the existing trade agreements in the light of the policy expressed in subsection (a) of Section 6 and its legislative history shows that all except six are in conformity with this policy.

I cannot emphasize too strongly the importance which should be attached to the reorganization plan that I am now transmitting to the Congress.

The Korean invasion has made it eminently plain that the entire free world lives in the constant danger of further communist aggression.

I am confident that the Congress and the public are as deeply and earnestly concerned as I am that the public business be conducted entirely upon a basis of fairness, integrity and efficiency.

The success of the reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue will to a considerable extent depend upon the ability to attract the best qualified persons to the key positions throughout the Bureau.

The most vigorous efforts are being and will continue to be made to expose and punish every Government employee who misuses his official position.

Since the end of World War II, many procedural improvements have been made in the Bureau's operations.

We must correct every defect in organization that contributes to inefficient management and thus affords the opportunity for improper conduct.

It is my determination to maintain the highest standards of integrity and efficiency in the Federal service.