“It is inconceivable that even the gang who runs Russia would be willing to take on war, but one always has to remember that there seemed to be no reason in 1939 for Hitler to start war, and yet he did, and he started it with a world practically unprepared.”
James Forrestal“For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.”
James Forrestal“It is inconceivable that even the gang who runs Russia would be willing to take on war, but one always has to remember that there seemed to be no reason in 1939 for Hitler to start war, and yet he did, and he started it with a world practically unprepared.”
James Forrestal“Politics look very simple to the outsider whether he is a businessman or a soldier – it is only when you get into it that all the angles and hard work become apparent. James Forrestal”
David Pietrusza, 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America