Tom Carper said "Harry Truman used to say that the only thing new in the world is the history we forgot or never learned." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Harry Truman used to say that the only thing new in the world is the history we forgot or never learned.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Carper references Truman's quote about the importance of historical awareness.

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