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On the recordApril 5, 1949
And I hope that every one of you young Congressmen and Senators will study the history of the world, from Greece and Rome, and France and Britain, when they were on top--and Germany, Germany made a mistake in two instances--and understand that our only objective is peace and the welfare of every nation and every race in the world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to a Group of New Democratic Senators and Representatives.

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