Political Quotes

On the recordJune 16, 1947
Free and inquiring minds, with unlimited access to the sources of knowledge, can be the architects of a peaceful and prosperous world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Commencement Address at Princeton University.

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