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Harry Truman: Slums are the breeding spots of crime, sickness, and chaos in every large city in America.

On the recordOctober 13, 1948
Slums are the breeding spots of crime, sickness, and chaos in every large city in America.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Madison at the University of Wisconsin

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