Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 18, 1948
Because they lived through days when reason was overcome by emotion, their acts were misunderstood and misinterpreted.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address at the State Capitol, Raleigh, North Carolina

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