This Republic can last--well, indefinitely, I hope--I won't make any prophecies, but it ought to continue forever if we do as we should do.
Harry Truman: “This Republic can last--well, indefinitely, I hope--I won't make any prophecies, but it ought to continue forever if we…”
On the recordAugust 5, 1952
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Remarks to the Delegates of Girls Nation.
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