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On the recordOctober 23, 1949
The United States intends to play its full part in this great enterprise.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in New York City at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building.

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NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:

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We are grateful for the privileges and rights inherent in our way of life, and in particular for the basic freedoms, which our citizens can enjoy without fear.

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