Harry Truman actually said...

If we wish to inspire the peoples of the world whose freedom is in jeopardy, if we wish to restore hope to those who have already lost their civil liberties, if we wish to fulfill the promise that is ours, we must correct the remaining imperfections in our practice of democracy.

Context

Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights

02/01/1948

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