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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

The Republican Party is notoriously favorable toward big business monopolies.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

The Republicans said they are for social security, but when they had the power and the Congress, they took social security away from a million people that had it.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

In this campaign you don't have to rely on promises. This time, you have the record.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

I have been criticized during this campaign for talking plainly to people about the issues, but that's the only way I know how to do business.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

But if you people here in Johnstown and the millions like you, all over the United States, come out and vote on election day, we will get a Democratic President and a Democratic Congress.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

The truth is that the profits of the fellow who skims the cream off the people are what is causing high prices.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

I am urging you with everything I have to vote the Democratic ticket straight November 2d, and then we can go on to build the kind of people's America that our great President Franklin D. Roosevelt had in mind when he gave us the New Deal.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

I think a Presidential campaign is one of the most important elements in our democratic process.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

It is a terrible thing when a family has to dip into its savings to pay the grocery bill--savings which it had set aside for old age, to educate the children, or for the down payment on a home.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 22, 1948

During this past summer, up to August 31, officers and directors of the country's largest corporations contributed immense sums to the Republican election campaign funds.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 21, 1948

This order shall take effect as to the several positions as of the first pay period commencing after the date hereof.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 20, 1948

Their candidate for President is the chief prosecutor against the New Deal.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 20, 1948

That on and after October 21, 1948, the conditions specified in sections 9(b) and 1(e) of the aforementioned Title 17 of the United States Code will exist and will be fulfilled in respect of the citizens of the Republic of the Philippines

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 20, 1948

The Republican politicians never have liked the New Deal, and they would like to get rid of it--repeal it--put it out of existence.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Oct 20, 1948

I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do declare and proclaim:

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