Harry Truman: “I know taxes are high and I know they are burdensome, but we ought to…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1951

I know taxes are high and I know they are burdensome, but we ought to keep this thing in the proper perspective.

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Democratic · Missouri

Source

Address at the Cornerstone Laying of the New General Accounting Office Building.

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Harry Truman: “I know taxes are high and I know they are burdensome, but we ought to keep this thing in the proper perspective.”