09/24/1946
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"Education is the most important task before us."
"Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including said section 3..."
"Education is our first line of defense."
"Neither of these totalitarian forms of government can survive examination by educated men and women--men and women free to search for the truth and imbued with the principles of liberty set forth in t..."