On the recordOctober 23, 1949
The member nations have learned from bitter experience that regard for human rights is indispensable to political, economic, and social progress.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The member nations have learned from bitter experience that regard for human rights is indispensable to political…”
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Address in New York City at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building.
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