On the recordJuly 18, 1949
Had we failed to assume that responsibility, the only thing left for us would be to crawl into our shells and prepare for the destruction of the world, and ourselves with it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “Had we failed to assume that responsibility, the only thing left for us would be to crawl into our shells and prepare…”
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Remarks in Chicago at the Shriners Diamond Jubilee Banquet.
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Of course I would. I wouldn't be discourteous to anybody. I never have been.
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