Harry Truman actually said...

I do not believe that the American people and the Congress wish to turn a deaf ear to the appeal of the Greek Government.

Special Message to the Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine

03/11/1947

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I hope you will forgive us if we leave you immediately.

And I said, 'All right.'

My dear Governor Dewey: I deeply appreciate your message of congratulations.

My warmest thanks go to you for this renewed evidence of the firmness of the foundation on which our democracy rests.