Contrary to repeated warnings, prophecies, and expressions of hope, in the 17 years since the Marshall plan began, I know of no single officeholder who was ever defeated because he supported this program, and the burden is less today than ever before.
Remarks at the Dinner of the Protestant Council of the City of New York.
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The Family of Man can survive differences of race and religion. Contrary to the assertions of Mr. Khrushchev, it can accept differences of ideology, politics, and economics.
And to weaken and water down the pending program, to confuse and confine its flexibility with rigid restrictions and rejections, will not only harm our economy, it will hamper our security.
Our goal is the development of the most efficient, economic, and the safest transportation system for all of our people.
But it is a fact that the imports of woolens and worsteds have gone up from about 15 to 22 or 23 percent.
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