On the recordDecember 10, 1952
It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and…”
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