Quotes by James F. Byrnes - Page 1

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Government
Approach
Earth
Immortality
Bureau
Nearest
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We intend to continue our interest in the affairs of Europe and of the world.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Europe
Affairs
Intend
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Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Friendship
Friends
Beautiful
Beautiful Things
Self
Self Interest
Who Your Real Friends Are
Rare
Without
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Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Men
Taken
Them
Must
Voluntarily
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Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Allies
Assets
Distribution
Germany
Provision
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German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Devastated
Land
Militarism
Our Generation
Workout
Twice
German
Lands
Neighbors
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What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Lasting
Promise
Want
Breaking
Invite
Lasting Peace
Measures
Oppose
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The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Germany
Long
People
American People
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Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Death
Opportunity
Security
Thinking
Afraid
Life Death Thinking
Too
Instead
Too Many People
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Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Death
Happiness
Life
Opportunity
Fear
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Militarism
Apply
German
Energies
Freedom From
German People
Seize
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Denied
Hard Work
Improving
People
Possibility
Years
Work Hard Work Progress
German
German People
Industrial
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Germany
Maximum
Secure
Unification
Complete
Favor
Shall
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Country
Indivisible
Well Being
Wells
Any Other Country
Price
Purchased
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
War
Cost
Germany
Bear
Victims
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Friendship
Honorable
Members
Nations
United Nations
Worthy
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
East
Military
People
Struggle
German
German People
Partner
Pawn
World Peace
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Conditions
Economy
Essentials
Germany
Impossible
Levels
Minimum
Agreed
German
Exist
Essential
Industrial
Production
Occupying
Peacetime
Powers
Reach
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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 enable the German economy to function as an economic unit.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Failure
Agreement
Council
Economic
Function
Steps
Allied
German
Carrying
Enable
However
Necessary
Obstructed
Unit
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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 too is expressly required by the Potsdam Agreement.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Accomplished
Agreement
Approved
Balanced
Germany
Imports
Mean
Work Out
Expressly
Provide
Required
Throughout
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Agree
Agreement
Germany
President
Principles
Reparations
Truman
Principle
Provided
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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 ascertain and adopt the thoughts of others than to think for themselves.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Men
Believe
Thinking
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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 views of the United States Government as to some of the problems confronting us.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Government
Confronting
Germany
Hands
Reconstruction
Representatives
United States Government
Views
Discuss
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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 and distress is the war which the Nazi dictatorship brought upon the world.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
War
Dictatorship
Distress
Economic
Europe
Recovery
Unification
War World Suffering
War World Must
German
Basic
Brought
Cause
German People
Recognize
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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 / Former U.s. Representative
Nations
Organization
Resources
United Nations
Power Believe Will
Aggressor
Wars
Helped
Intend
Possess
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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 hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Government
Acquire
Believe
Dominion
Mistake
American People
German
Believing
German People
Governments
Hoping
Uses
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Offering hope to the German people, I said that freedom from militarism would give them the opportunity, if they would but seize it, "to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace — and in time to take an honorable place among the members of the United Nations.
James F. Byrnes / Former U.s. Representative
Opportunity
Giving
People
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