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.

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I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that...

I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that...

Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize...

Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize...

Important as economic unification is for the recovery of Germany and of Europe, the German...

Important as economic unification is for the recovery of Germany and of Europe, the German...

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

The working out of a balanced economy throughout Germany to provide the necessary means to...

The working out of a balanced economy throughout Germany to provide the necessary means to...

That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the...

That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the...

Most of the victims of Nazi aggression were before the war less well off than...

Most of the victims of Nazi aggression were before the war less well off than...

It will give them the opportunity to show themselves worthy of the respect and friendship...

It will give them the opportunity to show themselves worthy of the respect and friendship...

What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the...

What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the...

It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of...

It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of...

Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.

Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.

I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the...

I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the...

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of...

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of...

German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.

German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.

The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard...

The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard...

We have learned that peace and well-being are indivisible and that our peace and well-being...

We have learned that peace and well-being are indivisible and that our peace and well-being...

We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall...

We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall...

The conditions which now exist in Germany make it impossible for industrial production to reach...

The conditions which now exist in Germany make it impossible for industrial production to reach...

Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.

Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.

The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of...

The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of...