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Harry Truman: If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world--and we shall surely endanger the welfare of this…

On the recordMarch 11, 1947
If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world--and we shall surely endanger the welfare of this Nation.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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