There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act.
Harry S. TrumanIf there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military.
Harry S. TrumanYou know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. From this point of view we were happy to see that the British Government has on its part accepted the principle of nationalization.
Harry S. Truman