Harry Truman actually said...

Our armed forces can afford us a measure of defense, but real security for our Nation and all the rest of mankind can come only from building the kind of world where men can live together in peace.

Context

Letter to the Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Urging Enactment of the Foreign Assistance Act.

03/24/1950

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