All W. Averell Harriman Quotes
- Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally had an agreement on Poland. Before Roosevelt died, he realized… Agreement
- I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow, London, Paris I found it quite useful. Always Read
- I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him with a certain awe. He was afraid of Roosevelt's influence… Afraid
- This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the British to abandon their export trade, and as much as… Abandon
- We became convinced that, regardless of Stalin's awful brutality and his reign of terror, he was a great war leader. Without Stalin, they never would… Awful
- 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… Act
- The Russians often took advantage of Lend-Lease. Advantage
- As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold, if they wanted to buy, and they weren't dependent upon… Adequate
- The Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington, that I thought were not justified for their war effort.… Authorized
- Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never… Been
- There's a myth that Roosevelt gave Stalin Eastern Europe. I was with Roosevelt every day at Yalta. Day
- The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight. Almost Overnight
- Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers. Always Courteous
- We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told us he'd never let them get to Moscow. But if… Agreed
- Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains of Poland were the invasion route of Europe to Russia… Been
- Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies and drink Coke. All
- Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we promised Britain. So in a sense, Britain participated in a… Aid
- I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that I very much had in mind the need to give… Aid
- It never occurred to me that we would have as grandiose a program as the Marshall Plan, but I felt that we had to do… Communist
- We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe… Barriers
- I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there was a great dollar shortage. It was quite clear that… Accept
- Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the… Amount
- How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium? Well, finally, I put it up to them. They said… Amount
- It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me - I spoke with him many times -… Afford
- The biggest trade that Germany and Britain had was with each other, in the prewar period; I think I'm right in that. Two highly industrialized… Alone