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Harry Truman: We must have friends and allies, and we must help to arm them to keep the peace in the world.

On the recordSeptember 3, 1951
We must have friends and allies, and we must help to arm them to keep the peace in the world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks in San Francisco at a Luncheon for Democrats From Western States.

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