Harry Truman: “Those people who want to work and are willing to shoulder…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1949

Those people who want to work and are willing to shoulder responsibility will always find plenty of responsibility, and plenty of work.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks to a Group From the Eighth Annual Science Talent Search.

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