Harry Truman: “We will save nothing if we ignore the needs of other nations now only…”

On the recordMarch 24, 1950

We will save nothing if we ignore the needs of other nations now only to find that the result is World War III.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Urging Enactment of the Foreign Assistance Act.

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Harry Truman: “We will save nothing if we ignore the needs of other nations now only to find that the result is World War III.”

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