On the recordSeptember 21, 1950
The course proposed by this bill would delight the communists, for it would make a mockery of the Bill of Rights and of our claims to stand for freedom in the world.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The course proposed by this bill would delight the communists, for it would make a mockery of the Bill of Rights and of…”
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Veto of the Internal Security Bill.
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