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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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
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
James F. Byrnes
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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German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.
James F. Byrnes
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
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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