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OCR Page 1 of 16SPEECH OF SENATOR HARRY S. TRUMAN OF MISSOURI
TO BE delivered AT "VICTORY DINNLR" UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, ON JUNE 14, 1943
TO BE RELEASED ON delivery
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen It is an honor and a pleasure
for me to join with my fellow Democrats tonight in the beautiful capital of
Oklahoma. In the midst of this great war we are waging against the powerful
allies of evil we can all be thankful for the opportunity to be gathered here
at this Victory Dinner and to be able to discuss -- amongst ourselves -- the
problems that affect each one of us. This meeting is truly American as it
typifies the rights of a free people to meet together, at their own time, at
their own will, in their own way, and to voice their own thoughts on any
subject. This is representative of the traditional American principles of
democracy and freedom.
Today the fighting men of the United States are offering their lives
that those principles shall be maintained. On land, on sea, and in the air
these fighting men of ours are carrying the war to our enemies wherever they
may be. Americans are fighting -- as they have always fought in the past --
with honor and with glory.
To preserve our way of life we must today emulate the qualities of
leadership shown by our forefathers so many years ago. It was men like
Washington and Jefferson who brought into being our great nation and showed to
the world a cause united. We must take stock of what has been done and what
still remains to be done. The Democratic Party has been entrusted by the
American people with a solemn responsibility. As Americans and as Democrats we
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