Most of the victims of Nazi aggression were before the war less well off than Germany. They should not be expected by Germany to bear, unaided, the major costs of Nazi aggression.
James F. ByrnesPower intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.
James F. ByrnesGerman militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors.
James F. ByrnesI 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.
James F. Byrnes