Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 29, 1954
Our Nation is too strong to give way to hysterical fear which, under the guise of preserving our institutions, would undermine the principles upon which they rest.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Address at the American Legion Convention.

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