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Harry Truman: I am just as sure as I stand here that if the truth could be gotten to these people, there would be peace in the world.

On the recordOctober 12, 1950
I am just as sure as I stand here that if the truth could be gotten to these people, there would be peace in the world.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks in Pearl Harbor at the Commissioned Officers Mess.

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