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Harry Truman: A President may dismiss the abuse of scoundrels, but to be denounced by honest men honestly outraged is a test of…

On the recordOctober 18, 1948
A President may dismiss the abuse of scoundrels, but to be denounced by honest men honestly outraged is a test of greatness that none but the strongest men survive.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address at the State Capitol, Raleigh, North Carolina

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