Harry Truman actually said...

It is fundamental to the whole structure of the Constitution that all citizens have equal representation, so far as practicable, in the House of Representatives.

Context

Special Message to the Congress on the Need for More Equal Apportionment of Congressional Districts.

01/08/1951

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