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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.

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Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

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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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I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the reconstruction of Germany and to discuss with our representatives the views of the United States Government as to some of the problems confronting us.

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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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German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.

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I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit back hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments.

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

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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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What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: May 2nd, 1879

Died: April 9th, 1972

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