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Harry Truman: In this society, we are conservative about the values and principles which we cherish.

On the recordJanuary 4, 1949
In this society, we are conservative about the values and principles which we cherish.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union

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