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Harry Truman: “I believe that the character of this Commission is above reproach, and that there can be no reasonable ground for any…”

On the recordMay 11, 1951
I believe that the character of this Commission is above reproach, and that there can be no reasonable ground for any fear that its members would use their offices to further any personal interest, even if it were possible for them to do so.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, on the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights.

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