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Eisenhower: We must never accept it if it means the surrender of this vital principle: of living by our own initiative and our…

On the recordMay 1, 1955
We must never accept it if it means the surrender of this vital principle: of living by our own initiative and our individual freedoms to develop ourselves physically, intellectually, and spiritually.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce.

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