Harry Truman: “Voting is not only a right; it is a duty--a serious patriotic duty.”

On the recordNovember 5, 1950

Voting is not only a right; it is a duty--a serious patriotic duty.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Independence at the Dedication of the Liberty Bell

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