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“One of the difficulties with all our institutions is the fact that we've emphasized the reward instead of the service.
— Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States
Letter to Harold E. Moore (27 September 1949)
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Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · Portrait: National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Presidential Libraries. Harry S. Truman Library. (Public domain)
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