02/23/1949
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"You know, there is not a word in the English language that has been so severely abused during the last 10 years as that word democracy."
"That Constitution gives us the ability to live together in peace."
"Then we will have a happy world, and that's what we want."
"Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including said section 3..."