I hope that their example will be enough to cause more people to take the responsibility for government that they should take, and to fight for the right as these two young men fought for liberty and the welfare of the world.
Harry Truman: “I hope that their example will be enough to cause more people to take the responsibility for government that they should…”
On the recordJanuary 28, 1952
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Remarks Upon Presenting Medals of Honor to M. Sgt. Hubert L. Lee and Sgt. Joseph C. Rodriguez, USA
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