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.

Quote by James F Byrnes

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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...

We have helped to organize the United Nations. We believe it will stop aggressor nations...

We have helped to organize the United Nations. We believe it will stop aggressor nations...

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The German people were not denied, however, the possibility of improving their lot by hard...

The German people were not denied, however, the possibility of improving their lot by hard...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...