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On the recordJune 1, 1949
Yet, when we kill them on the road, or unnecessarily drown them, in accidents that shouldn't happen, we just take it for granted.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Address to the President's Conference on Highway Safety.

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