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Harry Truman: We have offered to surrender the most powerful thing we have under our control, if the world will come in and set up a…

On the recordApril 5, 1949
We have offered to surrender the most powerful thing we have under our control, if the world will come in and set up a control of that weapon which will prevent its use for the destruction of mankind.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to a Group of New Democratic Senators and Representatives.

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