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James F. Byrnes Quotes: What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.
         

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


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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.



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



Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death.



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.



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 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.

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.



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

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



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

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



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.

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.



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.

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.





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