History knows no greater display of courage than that shown by the people of the Soviet Union.

When all the arguments have been forgotten, this central fact will remain. The two nations fought a single war, and their quarrels were the quarrels of brothers.

We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble with such big stakes in diplomacy without having your master card in your hand.

A private meeting with Hoover is like sitting in a both of ink.

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.

History knows no greater display of courage than that shown by the people of the Soviet Union.

We face the delicate question of the diplomatic fencing to be done so as to be sure Japan is put into the wrong and makes the first bad move. ... The question was how we should maneuver them [the Japanese] into the position of firing the first shot.