Draft Address of Vice President Harry S. Truman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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OCR Page 1 of 8Address of VICE PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN in Philadelphia, January 29, 1945
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It is a special pleasure to be here in Philadelphia, the cradle of
American independence, to greet you and the Honorable Francis J. Myers, your
distinguished new Senator, the outstanding result of Pennsylvania's most recent
Declaration of Independence. Progressive statesmen of your great Commonwealth
always have been among the leaders in the endless fight for freedom. I am sure
that your junior Senator will become known as another champion of constructive
liberalism from the Keystone State.
You industrious people of Pennsylvania have already accomplished a
tremendous war task, thereby aiding the cause of liberty throughout the world.
If Your sons have fought valiantly to defeat powerful enemies on the battlefields.
You have produced the vital war materials which, by sheer weight, will
ultimately crush the aggressors Your farms, mines, and factories are providing
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America, and our fighting Allies, with a substantial part of the modern supplies
so essential for final victory # Today, in addition to your heroic men and
valuable materials, America needs your moral and spiritual strength to help
guide suffering humanity to a sound and lasting peace.
More than ever before, the world must have statesmen with vision -- wise
and tolerant men, who can rise above all local and petty prejudices, and serve
mankind in the light of lasting interests.
America needs statesmen like
Benjamin Franklin, the kindly humanitarian from Philadelphia, whose deep
understanding, wise philosophy, and practical diplomacy, helped create and
preserve our national independence, HIt was Franklin, the Elder Statesman,
whose sound advice and extensive experience inspired confidence and harmony
among the Founding Fathers, making possible political agreement, resulting in
that keystone of democracy, our great Constitution, adopted here in Philadelphia
at Independence Hall.
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