And if you remember the record to which I referred awhile ago, I don't believe that platforms are scraps of paper; I think they are something to live up to and fight for when you go out and get elected on them, and that is exactly the policy I have followed.
Harry Truman: “And if you remember the record to which I referred awhile ago, I don't believe that platforms are scraps of paper; I…”
On the recordAugust 14, 1952
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Remarks to Delegates to a CIO-PAC Rally
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