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On the recordJuly 30, 1923
That this Administration, supported by the strength and generosity of the American people, has saved the lives of ten millions of men, women and children in Russia, at the very door of death from famine and pestilence, is the complete answer to every charge of our ill will toward the Russian people.
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Warren Harding
Republican · Ohio

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Address on Foreign Policy and the International Court of Justice Intended for Delivery in San Francisco, California

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