Our people demand of us that we take every possible measure to reach that goal.
Harry Truman: “Our people demand of us that we take every possible measure to reach that goal.”
On the recordSeptember 3, 1951
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Address in San Francisco at the Opening of the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty.
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