12/01/1943
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"It is our compelling duty to guard and enrich that legacy, to preserve it for a world which must be reborn from the ashes of the present disaster."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), the Civil Service Commission is hereby author..."
"the greatest ultimate long-range gain of these seven years lies in the increased knowledge of what Government is all about"
"I wish to express my pride in the organization and my gratitude to the thousands of volunteers who serve it throughout the country."