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Harry Truman: Yet, when we kill them on the road, or unnecessarily drown them, in accidents that shouldn't happen, we just take it for…

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

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Address to the President's Conference on Highway Safety.

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