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Harry Truman: “The adoption of universal training by this nation at this time would serve notice on the world that our pleas for peace…”

On the recordMarch 16, 1948
The adoption of universal training by this nation at this time would serve notice on the world that our pleas for peace were not mere idle words, but that we had the strength to back up our will for peace.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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St. Patrick's Day Address in New York City

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