The American people want peace. They have long since ceased to talk of a hard or a soft peace for Germany.

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

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

The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to enable the German economy to function as an economic unit.

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

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

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