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The world so clamors for action that men and women devote little time to thinking. Many believe in secondhand thinking. They find it easier to ascertain and adopt the thoughts of others than to think for themselves.
James F. Byrnes
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James F. Byrnes
Age: 92 †
Born: 1879
Born: May 2
Died: 1972
Died: April 9
Diplomat
Former U.S. Representative
Judge
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Politician
Charleston
South Carolina
James Francis Byrnes
James Byrnes
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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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Offering hope to the German people, I said that freedom from militarism would give them the opportunity, if they would but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace — and in time to take an honorable place among the members of the United Nations.
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