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On the recordFebruary 23, 1949
To do this means that the Government must act--act wisely and judiciously-but it must act.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.

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It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.

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