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On the recordSeptember 12, 1946
That is the ideal situation sought by the Constitution of the United States, which in my opinion is the greatest document the Government has ever written.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at a Meeting With the National Conference of Business Paper Editors

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