All James F. Byrnes Quotes
- Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. Beautiful
- 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… Any
- German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors. Devastated
- 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… Abilities
- The world so clamors for action that men and women devote little time to thinking. Many believe in secondhand thinking. They find it easier to… Action
- 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… Agree
- What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace. Breaking
- I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the reconstruction of Germany and to discuss with our representatives the… Confronting
- 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 back… Acquire
- Important as economic unification is for the recovery of Germany and of Europe, the German people must recognize that the basic cause of their suffering… Basic
- 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… East
- 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,… Aggression
- Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them. From
- Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies. Allies
- The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany. American
- The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to… Agreement
- 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… Agreed
- 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
- The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau. Approach
- The working out of a balanced economy throughout Germany to provide the necessary means to pay for approved imports has not been accomplished, although that… Accomplished