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Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix. — Harry Truman

Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

Harry Truman
1972
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Government secretsPolitical theoryDemocracy
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1972
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Harry Truman
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Truman, Harry S. Quoted in Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman, by Merle Miller. Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1973. Originally spoken about the CIA, c. 1972.

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