You know, with great power goes great responsibility.

Voting is not only a right; it is a duty--a serious patriotic duty.

Our concept of freedom has deep religious roots.

And yet, in the last 50 years, there has been a steady drop in the percentage of eligible voters in the United States who go to the polls and vote on election day.

Men who know freedom in their daily lives are willing to work for it and are willing to fight for it.

We in our generation must not slip backward in our devotion to liberty.

This freedom we believe is symbolized by this bell.

No democracy will long remain effective if its citizens do not take an active part in the government.

Those who have died or suffered wounds in defense of law and order and of democratic government deserve the gratitude of the Nation no less than those who have died for the same great cause on the field of battle.

I am glad to learn that the situation is now under control and that the insular authorities have taken all necessary steps for the preservation of order.

Such men as this make it possible.

We have no ambitions, only world peace.

I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the aforesaid act of Congress, do hereby proclaim and make known that the annual quotas of the nationalities…

The following-described real and personal property of the United States in Guam is hereby reserved to the United States and placed under the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy:

In addition to the personal property described in paragraph 1(e) hereof, there is hereby reserved to the United States all personal property of the United States in Guam, except that which is transferred to the government of Guam by or…

During a period of complex strains and vexing problems, you have displayed statesmanship of the highest order.

This represents the climax of one of the finest chapters in the history of our Army.

I call upon all our people to observe Saturday, November 11, 1950, as Armistice Day by paying solemn tribute to our fellow countrymen who fought on foreign soil for liberty, and by praying for divine help in the achievement of peace on…