A Quote by W. Averell Harriman

Yet the whole preamble of the second authorization act for the Marshall Plan showed the direction Congress was ready to take about breaking down barriers within Europe.

W. Averell Harriman

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W. Averell Harriman
American - Politician
November 15, 1891 - July 26, 1986

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