Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 15, 1947
The choice is ours. We can sit idly by--or almost as bad, resort to the false economy of feeble and inadequate measures--while these precious assets waste away.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Truman warned against inaction and inadequate measures regarding resource conservation.

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