"To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his [or her] legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he [or she] owes an obligation of trust."
-John F. Kennedy, 1961
[quoted in Laura Millar, An Obligation of Trust: Speculations on Accountability and Description, 69 The American Archivist No. 1, at 60 (Spring/Summer 2006).]