Harry Truman said "The danger of immediate and complete decontrol in the face of continuing domestic and world scarcities is too great for this nation to undertake at this time." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 18, 1947

The danger of immediate and complete decontrol in the face of continuing domestic and world scarcities is too great for this nation to undertake at this time.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Special Message to the Congress on Export Controls.

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