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They should listen to both sides of a question, weigh all the facts and all the evidence available, then come to a decision--a decision that is objective and a decision that is fair.

Each day he must disprove Lord Acton's theory about the corruption of power.

I have always found him a man of good spirit with a tolerance for the nagging details of every problem, as well as very sound judgment about where the facts could be found and where the solution would take us.

I believe the future of the Federal Power Commission to be in sure and skillful and, above all, fair and just hands.

The management of the Federal Power Commission is one of the great jobs and one of the key jobs in the Government of the United States.

I believe that, with adequate prior planning, the Federal Government can make a significant contribution toward assuring that available resources are used in the most efficient manner to cope with those problems which emerge.

He must have enough steel in his spine so that the noisy dissent of the crowd doesn't sway him from what he truly believes to be the correct course to follow.

This memorandum establishes a special task force to carry out the desired planning.

I believe that with increased diligence, this source of hardship can be diminished.

The corrosion of power is both noticeable and noxious.

I believe that this excessive delay can be shortened if Federal agencies strive to speed up their reporting procedures and increase the accuracy of their accident reports.

Further, I am asking the Secretary of Labor to make available to other Federal agencies technical advice on this problem.

Public means that he is of the people and servant means that he toils in their behalf.

I request that this task force submit to me its recommendations by April 1, 1966.

By providing the spark of insight, the initiative, and the leadership for new approaches, new techniques, and new technology, he has rendered service of incalculable value to the national intelligence effort and to the Nation's security.

American today lacks a coordinated transportation system that permits travelers and goods to move conveniently and efficiently from one means of transportation to another, using the best characteristics of each.

Today we can set ambitious goals for the future: full education for every citizen to the limits of his capacity to absorb it.

They are rapidly making us the best educated and healthiest people in all the world.