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James F Byrnes Quotes

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Most of the victims of Nazi aggression were before the war less well off than Germany. They should not be expected by Germany to bear, unaided, the major costs of Nazi aggression  (James F Byrnes Quotes) Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace.  (James F Byrnes Quotes) It will give them the opportunity to show themselves worthy of the respect and friendship of peace-loving nations, and in time, to take an honorable place among members of the United Nations.  (James F Byrnes Quotes) It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West.  (James F Byrnes Quotes) We have learned that peace and well-being are indivisible and that our peace and well-being cannot be purchased at the price of peace or the well-being of any other country.  (James F Byrnes Quotes) We have helped to organize the United Nations. We believe it will stop aggressor nations from starting wars. Because we believe it, we intend to support the United Nations organization with all the power and resources we possess  (James F Byrnes Quotes) That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the United States will not agree to the taking from Germany of greater reparations than was provided by the Potsdam Agreement  (James F Byrnes Quotes) We intend to continue our interest in the affairs of Europe and of the world  (James F Byrnes Quotes) We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall do everything in our power to secure the maximum possible unification  (James F Byrnes Quotes) The German people were not denied, however, the possibility of improving their lot by hard work over the years. Industrial growth and progress were not denied them  (James F Byrnes Quotes) The conditions which now exist in Germany make it impossible for industrial production to reach the levels which the occupying powers agreed were essential for a minimum German peacetime economy  (James F Byrnes Quotes) Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany’s foreign assets among the Allies  (James F Byrnes Quotes) German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors  (James F Byrnes Quotes) We have learned that peace and well-being are indivisible and that our peace and well-being cannot be purchased at the price of peace or the well-being of any other country  (James F Byrnes Quotes) The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany  (James F Byrnes Quotes) It will give them the opportunity to show themselves worthy of the respect and friendship of peace - loving nations, and in time, to take an honorable place among members of the United Nations  (James F Byrnes Quotes) It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West  (James F Byrnes Quotes) Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life  (James F Byrnes Quotes) Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace  (James F Byrnes Quotes) When a man is intoxicated by alcohol, he can recover, but when intoxicated by power, he seldom recovers  (James F Byrnes Quotes) The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau  (James F Byrnes Quotes) Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them  (James F Byrnes Quotes) What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace  (James F Byrnes Quotes) Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death  (James F Byrnes Quotes)