Important as economic unification is for the recovery of Germany and of Europe, the German people must recognize that the basic cause… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
We have helped to organize the United Nations. We believe it will stop aggressor nations from starting wars. Because we believe it,… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
Most of the victims of Nazi aggression were before the war less well off than Germany. They should not be expected by… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace. — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
Important as economic unification is for the recovery of Germany and of Europe, the German people must recognize that the basic cause of their… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
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… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
We have helped to organize the United Nations. We believe it will stop aggressor nations from starting wars. Because we believe it, we intend… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau. — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall do everything in our power to secure the maximum… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
The world so clamors for action that men and women devote little time to thinking. Many believe in secondhand thinking. They find it easier… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the United States will not agree to the taking from… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
The German people were not denied, however, the possibility of improving their lot by hard work over the years. Industrial growth and progress were… — James F. Byrnes Copy Share Image
