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Harry Truman: “If the history of the 1930's teaches us anything, it is that appeasement of dictators is the sure road to world war.”

On the recordAugust 31, 1950
If the history of the 1930's teaches us anything, it is that appeasement of dictators is the sure road to world war.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Situation in Korea.

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