Harry Truman said "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." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 5, 1952

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.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to the Delegates of Girls Nation.

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