Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 24, 1946
If we let Europe go cold and hungry, we may lose some of the foundations of order on which the hope for world-wide peace must rest.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Directive Concerning the Shipment of Wheat and Coal to Liberated Countries

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