Harry Truman: “I hope to see the time come when every section of the world will have…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 1949

I hope to see the time come when every section of the world will have a government that is a government of and by and for the people, as Mr. Lincoln said along in the 1860's.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to Young Representatives From Marshall Plan Countries.

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Harry Truman: “I hope to see the time come when every section of the world will have a government that is a government of and by and…”

Editor's note · Context