What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace.
James F. ByrnesPower intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.
James F. ByrnesIt 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.
James F. Byrnes