On the recordAugust 21, 1949
The cost of such a program is considerable, but it represents an investment in security that will be worth many times its cost.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The cost of such a program is considerable, but it represents an investment in security that will be worth many times…”
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Address in Miami at the Golden Jubilee Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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