Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies and drink Coke.

Quote by W Averell Harriman

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Difficulty Quotes

I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there...

I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there...

This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the...

This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the...

Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains...

Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains...

The Russians often took advantage of Lend-Lease.

The Russians often took advantage of Lend-Lease.

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told...

We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told...

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

I always read everything on the desks of people I went to see in Moscow,...

Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we...

Much of the aid we first gave to Russia we took away from what we...

The Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington,...

The Russians obtained a number of plants under Lend-Lease, which had been authorized by Washington,...

The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.

The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.

How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium?...

How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium?...

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that...

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that...

[He's] a margarine Communist.

[He's] a margarine Communist.

The biggest trade that Germany and Britain had was with each other, in the prewar...

The biggest trade that Germany and Britain had was with each other, in the prewar...

Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as...

Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as...

Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally...

Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally...

As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold,...

As far as the Russians were concerned, I felt the reverse; they had adequate gold,...

I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that...

I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that...

There's a myth that Roosevelt gave Stalin Eastern Europe. I was with Roosevelt every day...

There's a myth that Roosevelt gave Stalin Eastern Europe. I was with Roosevelt every day...