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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 21, 1951

I am just as sure as I stand here that we are going to discover uses for this great force that we have released that will be for the welfare of mankind, instead of for its destruction.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 19, 1951

Ecuador and the United States are working together with the other free nations to assure the security and peace of the world.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Mar 24, 1950

I believe the Congress of the United States has an opportunity to strike a major blow for peace on behalf of people everywhere by taking rapid and favorable action on this legislation.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Mar 24, 1950

Our armed forces can afford us a measure of defense, but real security for our Nation and all the rest of mankind can come only from building the kind of world where men can live together in peace.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Mar 24, 1950

It will bring appreciably nearer the goal all freedom-loving peoples seek-a peace where all nations live in equality and mutual respect.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 4, 1949

The United States will continue to dedicate its strength and its resources to the building of a peaceful and prosperous world.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 25, 1949

We are humbly aware that only through divine guidance can we hope to attain the understanding necessary for averting wars and achieving a peaceful world.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 25, 1949

On Memorial Day each year it is our custom to pay homage to our heroic dead who have sacrificed their lives in the cause of liberty and peace.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 25, 1949

These paths are long and tortuous, and thus far mankind has not had the wisdom to find the way to an enduring peace.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 24, 1949

Fundamentally we are fighting for peace in the world, and for the welfare of all the people in the world, not only ourselves but for all the people.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· May 20, 1949

President Truman emphasized the past record of interdependence of the two countries, in times of peace and war.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Apr 21, 1949

I felt it my duty to bring to your attention that the expenditures that are being made for peace are in the hope that we won't have to make a war expenditure, and that they have to be made unless we want to begin to prepare for war.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Mar 16, 1948

We must be prepared to pay the price for peace, or assuredly we shall pay the price of war.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Mar 16, 1948

I know that every loyal American citizen desires lasting peace based on freedom and justice for all men.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Mar 16, 1948

The people of the United States have learned that peace will not come in response to soft words and vague wishes.

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