It seems to me we should be indifferent to our own heart promptings, and out of accord with the spirit which acclaims the Christmastide, if we do not give out of our national abundance to lighten this burden of woe upon a people blameless and helpless in famine's peril.
Warren G. Harding: “It seems to me we should be indifferent to our own heart promptings, and out of accord with the spirit which acclaims…”
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Harding urges Americans to share their abundance during the Christmas season to alleviate the suffering of those in famine.
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