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Harry Truman: I trust the people, because when they know the facts, they do the right thing.

On the recordOctober 31, 1948
I trust the people, because when they know the facts, they do the right thing.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Radio Remarks in Independence on Election Eve

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