Political Quotes

On the recordApril 14, 1946
Certain political rights are fundamental to freedom—free speech, a free press, the right of peaceable assembly, freedom of conscience, and the right of the people to choose their own form of government.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address Before the Governing Board of the Pan American Union.

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