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Harry S. Truman1884–1972

No government is perfect. One of the chief virtues of a democracy, however, is that its defects are always visible and under democratic processes can be pointed out and corrected.

Harry S. Truman on democracy

The Truman Doctrine (1947)

Democracy Government

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