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Harry Truman: The principles for which we are fighting are just as old as the Constitution of the United States, and just as new as…

On the recordMay 24, 1949
The principles for which we are fighting are just as old as the Constitution of the United States, and just as new as the Democratic Platform of 1948.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks Upon Receiving the Robert S. Abbott Memorial Award

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