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Harry Truman: The Democratic Party doesn't propose to let the country plunge into a depression to let 500 greedy people make a million…

On the recordOctober 20, 1952
The Democratic Party doesn't propose to let the country plunge into a depression to let 500 greedy people make a million dollars.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

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