Harry S. Truman Quotes about Destiny
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United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1964). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”
Address to joint session of Congress, 12 Mar. 1947
I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way.
The Truman Doctrine, delivered 12 March 1947 before a Joint Session of Congress