Henry L. Stimson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Henry L. Stimson quotes and sayings page 2 (deceased statesman born on Sep 21, 1867). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 22 we have for him.
“The bomb and the entrance of the Russians into the war will certainly have an effect on hastening the victory.”
“The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.”
“We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble with such big stakes in diplomacy without having your master card in your hand.”
“I do not see how the Japanese can hold out against this united front.”
“We debated long over the situation for it is a very difficult question and all of us recognize its difficulty.”
“I think it is very important that I should have a talk with you as soon as possible on a highly secret matter. I mentioned it to you shortly after you took office but have not urged it since on account of the pressure you have been under.”
“It seems as if everybody in the country was getting impatient to get his or her particular soldier out of the Army and to upset the carefully arranged system of points for retirement which we had arranged with the approval of the Army itself.”
“Over any such tangled wave of problems the S-1 secret would be dominant and yet we will not know until after that time probably, until after that meeting, whether this is a weapon in our hands or not.”
“The Japanese campaign involves therefore two great uncertainties; first, whether Russia will come in though we think that will be all right; and second, when and how S-1 will resolve itself.”
“After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time.”
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