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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.


— James F. Byrnes


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The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.


— James F. Byrnes


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Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.


— James F. Byrnes


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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.


— James F. Byrnes


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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


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We intend to continue our interest in the affairs of Europe and of the world.


— James F. Byrnes


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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 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


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He opposed Roosevelt's efforts to purge conservative Democrats in the 1938 primary elections. Truman considered the “successes” of the conference to be “unreal” and was highly critical of Byrnes’s failure to protect Iran which was not mentioned in the final communiqué. James Francis Byrnes (US: /ˈbɝnz/; May 2 1882 – April 9 1972) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina.

James Francis Byrnes (US: /ˈbɝnz/; May 2 1882 – April 9 1972) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. President Franklin D. During his career Byrnes served as a US Representative (1911–1925) a US Senator (1931–1941) a Justice of the Supreme Court (1941–1942) Secretary of State (1945–1947) and 104th governor of South Carolina (1951–1955).

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