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Eisenhower: They want a government which is honest and thrifty, high in principle, and fair in practice.

On the recordSeptember 24, 1956
They want a government which is honest and thrifty, high in principle, and fair in practice.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Address at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

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