On the recordApril 30, 1952
Local self-government is both the right and the responsibility of free men.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “Local self-government is both the right and the responsibility of free men.”
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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 5 of 1952.
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