Harry S. Truman Quote

Peace is precious to us. It is the way of life we strive for with all the strength and wisdom we possess. But more precious than peace are freedom and justice. We will fight, if fight we must, to keep our freedom and to prevent justice from being destroyed.

Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53 (ed. 1965)