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Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.

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It 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.

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

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It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
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James F. Byrnes

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Born: May 2, 1882
Died: April 9, 1972 (aged 89)
Bio: James Francis Byrnes was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. During his career, Byrnes served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary of State, and 104th governor of South Carolina.

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