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What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.
James F. Byrnes
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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.
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We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall do everything in our power to secure the maximum possible unification.
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The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
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We intend to continue our interest in the affairs of Europe and of the world.
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Important as economic unification is for the recovery of Germany and of Europe, the German people must recognize that the basic cause of their suffering and distress is the war which the Nazi dictatorship brought upon the world.
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That was the principle of reparations to which President Truman agreed at Potsdam. And the United States will not agree to the taking from Germany of greater reparations than was provided by the Potsdam Agreement.
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German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.
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Provision was also made for the distribution of Germany's foreign assets among the Allies.
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Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
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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.
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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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Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
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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.
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The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany.
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