But I think the bomb instea... by Henry L. Stimson, an American Statesman

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“But I think the bomb instead constitutes merely a first step in a new control by man over the forces of nature too revolutionary and dangerous to fit into old concepts.”

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Henry L. Stimson

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Name: Henry L. Stimson

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Sep 21, 1867

Date of Death: Oct 20, 1950

Profession: Statesman

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Now the thing is not to get into unnecessary quarrels by talking too much and not to indicate any weakness by talking too much; let our actions speak for themselves.

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The bomb and the entrance of the Russians into the war will certainly have an effect on hastening the victory.

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Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball.

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The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him.

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