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  • Former United States Secretary Of Defense
  • 1892 - 1949
  • 14 quotes

James Forrestal, Former United States Secretary Of Defense (1892 - 1949), is quoted 14 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are War, Country, Attack and Peace.

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This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare.

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

As in the war of 1941-45, our victory and our survival depend on how and where we attack.

There is a serious, immediate and extraordinarily grave threat to the continued existence of this country.

From 1941 to 1945 we won a war by enlisting the whole-hearted support of all our people and all our resources.

For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.

Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well.

By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.

A similar revolving fund could be set up for Germany, for a durable peace can rest only upon a Germany that, while militarily impotent, is industrially active.

If all Europe lies flat while the Russian mob tramps over it, we will then be faced with a war under difficult circumstances, and with a very good chance of losing it.

Moreover, the accomplishment of Russia's aims has been greatly simplified by the fact that we have heretofore offered the world no practical antidote for the Russian poison.

The present danger which this country faces is at least as great as the danger which we faced during the war with Germany and Japan. Briefly stated, it is the very real danger that this country, as we know it, may cease to exist.

If these assets were set up as a revolving fund with which Japan could import raw materials for its industries, Japanese exports could again enter the channels of world trade-and Japanese workers would have employment and something to eat.

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.

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