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Harry Truman: “American dollars have been invested generously in the cause of peace because we know what peace is worth.”

On the recordJune 11, 1948
American dollars have been invested generously in the cause of peace because we know what peace is worth.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Commencement Address at the University of California

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