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Harry Truman: It is certainly a disgrace on the richest country in the world not to have rooms enough for its children to go to…

On the recordOctober 25, 1948
It is certainly a disgrace on the richest country in the world not to have rooms enough for its children to go to school, and to be so picayune with the teachers that they can't afford to teach in the schools for the pay they get.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in the Cleveland Municipal Auditorium

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