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James F. Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
American Politician
Born: May 2, 1882
Died: Apr 9, 1972
Agreement Peace People Power Will World
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Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. James F. Byrnes
Life Friendship Beautiful Rare Beautiful Things Without Self-Interest Things
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death. James F. Byrnes
Life Death People Opportunity Too Many People Thinking Too Security Seem More Instead Than Afraid Many
Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them. James F. Byrnes
Men Power Must Never Taken Voluntarily Them
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
Hope Peace Mistake People Will Nation Sit Other Back Hoping Threat Never Over Force Make Because Governments German German People Dominion American Any Again Acquire American People Uses Believing
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
Struggle Peace People World Power Partner Become Military World Peace East Between West German German People Germany Interest Should Pawn
The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany. James F. Byrnes
Peace People Long Since Talk Germany American Want American People Hard Soft
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
Friendship Time Respect Opportunity Will United Nations Honorable Members Worthy Give Take Nations Place Them Themselves Show United Among
German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors. James F. Byrnes
Generation Our Our Generation Neighbors Devastated German Lands Militarism Twice
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
Work Hard Work People Progress Possibility Over Industrial However Were Years Denied Lot German German People Improving Them Hard Growth
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
Failure Control Out Carrying Economic Allied Council Take Steps Economy Obstructed Enable However Been German Agreement Function Unit Necessary
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
Impossible Minimum Economy Reach Industrial Powers Make Occupying Were Exist Conditions German Germany Essential Which Production Agreed Now Peacetime Levels

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