12/23/1948
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"I do not want the Government to have to fix terms and conditions of employment."
"I have said many times that the idea of Government operation of the steel plants is thoroughly distasteful to me."
"Now, gentlemen, I have never felt as strongly about anything as I do about this situation."
"First, it is absolutely necessary, for the safety of the country, that steel production must continue during the emergency."