Harry Truman: “Public opinion in a country such as ours cannot be ignored or…”

On the recordJuly 18, 1949

Public opinion in a country such as ours cannot be ignored or manipulated to suit the occasion.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Chicago Before the Imperial Council Session of the Shrine of North America.

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Harry Truman: “Public opinion in a country such as ours cannot be ignored or manipulated to suit the occasion.”