When a man is intoxicated by alcohol, he can recover, but when intoxicated by power, he seldom recovers.
More Quotes from James F. Byrnes:
Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.James F. Byrnes
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.
James F. Byrnes
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
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
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.
James F. Byrnes
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
James F. Byrnes
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