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orangecrush

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Wed Jun 25, 2025, 03:18 PM Jun 2025

Harry Truman on "Socialism" [View all]




Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2025-06-25T16:45:06.849127Z
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Harry Truman on "Socialism" [View all] orangecrush Jun 2025 OP
Proud to be born while he was in office. multigraincracker Jun 2025 #1
Great quote--thank you, Orange Crush. Timeflyer Jun 2025 #2
You're welcome orangecrush Jun 2025 #4
Yep, and it's telling the areas in NYC that Mamdani won. Passages Jun 2025 #3
K&R Solly Mack Jun 2025 #5
Add it's so funny how Democrats also run away from these famous . . . Nanjeanne Jun 2025 #6
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