04/16/1947
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"I believe the Congress of the United States has an opportunity to strike a major blow for peace on behalf of people everywhere by taking rapid and favorable action on this legislation."
"Poverty, misery, and insecurity are the conditions on which communism thrives."
"It is in the interest of each American that there be a far greater measure of well-being in other lands."
"The program called for by this Act is the minimum consistent with the interest of the United States and our efforts to achieve a peaceful world."