They look to us for help--not to fight an enemy, nor help for luxuries and extravagances--but just help to keep themselves alive, help in the form of food and clothing, the barest necessities of life.
Harry Truman: “They look to us for help--not to fight an enemy, nor help for luxuries and extravagances--but just help to keep…”
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Address in Columbus at a Conference of the Federal Council of Churches.
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