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Harry Truman: The spirit of democracy is to find new ways of doing things for the common good.

On the recordMarch 20, 1949
The spirit of democracy is to find new ways of doing things for the common good.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address Before the United States Conference of Mayors.

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