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Harry Truman: “We should ask for courage, wisdom, for the quietness of soul which comes alone to them who place their lives in His…”

On the recordDecember 23, 1950
We should ask for courage, wisdom, for the quietness of soul which comes alone to them who place their lives in His hands.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address Recorded for Broadcast on the Occasion of the Lighting of the National Community Christmas Tree on the White House...

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