On the recordDecember 14, 1952
We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general welfare.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We have discovered that the Constitution does not prevent us from correcting social injustice, or advancing the general…”
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Address at the National Archives Dedicating the New Shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the...
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