08/02/1946
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"By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved October 12, 1949, approved October 12, 1949 (Public Law 351, 81st Congress), and as President of..."
"It will bring appreciably nearer the goal all freedom-loving peoples seek-a peace where all nations live in equality and mutual respect."
"These measures are not acts of charity."
"Failure to enact it in its full amount would do irreparable damage."