On the recordDecember 14, 1952
The Constitution is a living force--it is a growing thing.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The Constitution is a living force--it is a growing thing.”
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Address at the National Archives Dedicating the New Shrine for the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the...
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