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Harry Truman: Eventually, we are going to have an America in which freedom and opportunity are the same for everyone.

On the recordOctober 28, 1948
Eventually, we are going to have an America in which freedom and opportunity are the same for everyone.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Harlem, New York, Upon Receiving the Franklin Roosevelt Award

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