Political Quotes

On the recordApril 27, 1949
We have learned through bitter experience how necessary it is for nations to approach jointly the task of improving the conditions of world trade.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting the Charter for the International Trade Organization.

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